American cuisine : and how it got this way / Paul Freedman.
American cuisine : and how it got this way / Paul Freedman.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, A division of W. W. Norton & Company Independent Publishers Since 1923, [2019]
Call Numbers
G 2019/5502
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxvi, 451 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: what is American cuisine? -- Flowering and fading: American regional food -- Culinary nostalgia -- Community cookbooks -- The golden age of food processing, 1880-1970 -- Why Americans welcomed industrial food -- Women and food in the twentieth century --- Have your cake, choose from ou...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, A division of W. W. Norton & Company Independent Publishers Since 1923, [2019]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
"With an ambitious sweep over two hundred years, Paul Freedman's lavishly illustrated history shows that there actually is an American cuisine. For centuries, skeptical foreigners--and even millions of Americans--have believed there was no such thing as American cuisine. In recent decades, hamburgers, hot dogs, and pizza have been thought to define...
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American cuisine : and how it got this way / Paul Freedman.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-429) and index.
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G 2019/5502
Record Identifier
74VKa273me5O
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ISBN
9781631494628 hardcover
1631494627 hardcover
DDC
641.5973
MMS ID
991024275515402626
