02812nam 2200649 a 450 991045432230332120200520144314.00-8262-6636-3(CKB)1000000000721451(OCoLC)603430758(CaPaEBR)ebrary10277760(SSID)ssj0000153882(PQKBManifestationID)11164494(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153882(PQKBWorkID)10407811(PQKB)10214528(MiAaPQ)EBC3570995(Au-PeEL)EBL3570995(CaPaEBR)ebr10277760(EXLCZ)99100000000072145120080404d2008 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFeast or famine[electronic resource] food and drink in American westward expansion /Reginald HorsmanColumbia University of Missouri Pressc20081 online resource (367 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8262-1789-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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.Drinking customsWest (U.S.)History19th centuryFood habitsWest (U.S.)History19th centuryFrontier and pioneer lifeWest (U.S.)Cooking, AmericanWestern styleHistoryOverland journeys to the PacificWest (U.S.)Social life and customs19th centuryWest (U.S.)Discovery and explorationUnited StatesTerritorial expansionElectronic books.Drinking customsHistoryFood habitsHistoryFrontier and pioneer lifeCooking, AmericanWestern styleHistory.Overland journeys to the Pacific.641.5978Horsman Reginald137731MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454322303321Feast or famine2451096UNINA