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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
(Book - 2009)
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The Food of A Younger Land


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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.

Additional Contributors: Kurlansky, Mark
Imprint: New York - Riverhead Books
Pages: 397
ISBN: 9781594488658, 1594488657
Call number: 394.120973 F686 2009
Language: English
Contents: The Northeast eats
The South eats
The Middle West eats
The Far West eats
The Southwest eats
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 386-387) and index
The Northeast eats -- The South eats -- The Middle West eats -- The Far West eats -- The Southwest eats
Statement of responsibility: edited and illustrated by Mark Kurlansky
Characteristics: xviii, 397 p. :,ill. ;,24 cm
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