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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
Title
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.
ISBN
9781594488658
1594488657
Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
Physical Description
xviii, 397 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Summary
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.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 15, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-390) and index.
Contents
The Northeast eats
The South eats
The Middle West eats
The Far West eats
The Southwest eats.
Subjects
Also listed under
United States. Works Progress Administration.
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