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Horsman Reginald
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Titolo: |
Feast or famine : food and drink in American westward expansion / / Reginald Horsman
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Pubblicazione: | Columbia : , : University of Missouri Press, , 2008 |
©2008 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (viii, 356 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina: | 641.5978 |
Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
Soggetto geografico: | West (U.S.) Social life and customs 19th century |
West (U.S.) Discovery and exploration | |
United States Territorial expansion | |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Feast or famine ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-8262-6636-3 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910782863303321 |
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