The food of a younger land : a portrait of American food : before the national highway system, before chain restaurants, and before frozen food, when the nation's food was seasonal, regional, and traditional : from the lost WPA files / edited and illustrated by Mark Kurlansky.
Using long-forgotten WPA files archived in the Library of Congress, bestselling author Mark Kurlansky paints a detailed picture of Depression Era Americans through the food that they ate and the local traditions and customs they observed when planning and preparing meals.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594488658
- ISBN: 1594488657
- ISBN: 9781594484575
- Physical Description: xviii, 397 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
Content descriptions
- With Note:
- MARCIVE 07/07/09
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-387) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The Northeast eats -- The South eats -- The Middle West eats -- The Far West eats -- The Southwest eats.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Cooking, American > History.
Food habits > United States > History.
Cooking, American.
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- 18 of 18 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 18 total copies.
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