Feast or famine : food and drink in American westward expansion / / Reginald Horsman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782863303321
• Autore: Horsman Reginald
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Columbia : , : University of Missouri Press, , 2008; ©2008
• ISBN: 0-8262-6636-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 356 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 641.5978
• Soggetti: Drinking customs - West (U.S.) - History - 19th century; Food habits - West (U.S.) - History - 19th century; Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.); Cooking, American - Western style - History; Overland journeys to the Pacific; West (U.S.) Social life and customs 19th century; West (U.S.) Discovery and exploration; United States Territorial expansion
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Food in the forest -- Land of pork and corn -- Game on every side -- Meat and more meat -- Tortillas and frijoles -- On the Oregon Trail -- Water before every door -- By land and sea -- Food at the mines -- Rank and file -- Officers' wives -- Food on the run -- Ranch and chuck wagon -- Long horizons.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Drawing on the journals and correspondence of pioneers, Horsman examines more than a hundred years of history, recording components of the diets of various groups, including travelers, settlers, fur traders, soldiers, and miners. He discusses food-preparation techniques, including the development of canning, and foods common in different regions"--Provided by publisher.