Product DescriptionFrom the War on Poverty to new farmers’ markets, a food expert tackles America’s dangerous dietary split With a new Foreword Closing the Food Gap exposes America’s dangerous dietary split: from patrons of food pantries, bodegas, and convenience stores to the more comfortable classes who increasingly seek out organic and local products. Calling largely on his [...]
The Food of a Younger Land: A portrait of American food- before the national highway system, before chainrestaurants, and before frozen food, when the nation’s food was seasonal,
ISBN13: 9781594484575 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionFrom the New York Times bestselling author who “powerfully demonstrates the defining role food plays in history and culture” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution). In the throes of the Great Depression, a make-work initiative for authors-called “America Eats”-was created by the WPA to chronicle the [...]
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
Product DescriptionA remarkable portrait of American food before World War II, presented by the New York Times-bestselling author of Cod and Salt. Award-winning New York Times-bestselling author Mark Kurlansky takes us back to the food and eating habits of a younger America: Before the national highway system brought the country closer together; before chain restaurants [...]
