A revolution in eating : how the quest for food shaped America / James E. McWilliams.
A revolution in eating : how the quest for food shaped America / James E. McWilliams.
A revolution in eating : how the quest for food shaped America / James E. McWilliams.
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New York : Columbia University Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N394.12097/1
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Introduction : getting to the guts of American food -- 1. Adaptability : the bittersweet culinary history of the English West Indies -- 2. Traditionalism : the greatest accomplishment of colonial New England -- 3. Negotiation : living high and low on the hog in the Chesapeake Bay region -- 4. Wilder...
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, 2005.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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"Sugar, pork, beer, corn, cider, scrapple, and hoppin' John all became staples in the diet of colonial America. The ways Americans cultivated and prepared food and the values they attributed to it played an important role in shaping the identity of the newborn nation. In A Revolution in Eating, James E. McWilliams presents a colorful and spirited t...
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A revolution in eating : how the quest for food shaped America / James E. McWilliams.
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Arts and traditions of the table.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N394.12097/1
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74VKqvzVe8Ld
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqvzVe8Ld
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ISBN
0231129920 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780231129923 (cloth : alk. paper)
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394.120973
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991020205059702626
