Food in the United States, 1820s-1890

Name: Food in the United States, 1820s-1890
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ISBN: 9780313332456

✍️ Williams, Susan R

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Food Writing & History

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“Grab this if you are a food historian, student, or curious cook eager to understand how 19th-century American diets transformed. If you are looking for a practical, step-by-step dinner cookbook with glossy weeknight meal photos, you will be disappointed.

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Williams, Susan R

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🏛 Greenwood 📅 2006 📔 Hardcover ISBN: 9780313332456

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📝 Description: Food in the United States, 1820s-1890

Discusses the history of food habits in the US and the mainstays of our daily life and consumer culture. It chronicles the shift from farming to agribusiness.

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Susan R. It is not suitable for home cooks seeking recipes, technique guides, or light culinary reading. However, for serious readers interested in the socio-economic forces that reshaped the American table from 1820 to 1890, it serves as a straightforward, valuable historical resource.

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⭐ eatbookfamily.com editorial review Editorial rating 4.5/5

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Grab this if you are a food historian, student, or curious cook eager to understand how 19th-century American diets transformed. If you are looking for a practical, step-by-step dinner cookbook with glossy weeknight meal photos, you will be disappointed.

Reader rating

4.4

Based on 1 reviews

Eatbook Family editorial team

Susan R. It is not suitable for home cooks seeking recipes, technique guides, or light culinary reading. However, for serious readers interested in the socio-economic forces that reshaped the American table from 1820 to 1890, it serves as a straightforward, valuable historical resource.

❓ Frequently asked questions

No, this is a historical and cultural study rather than a traditional recipe book with measurements.

The publisher description focuses on the historical text and analysis of food habits, rather than visual photography.

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📜 Historical context

This volume explores the culinary history of the United States from the 1820s through 1890. It documents the evolution of everyday dietary habits, consumer culture, and the monumental economic shift as the nation moved away from local farming toward industrialized agribusiness.