Crunch! : a history of the great American potato chip / / Dirk Burhans
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| Autore: |
Burhans Dirk E. <1955->
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| Titolo: |
Crunch! : a history of the great American potato chip / / Dirk Burhans
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| Pubblicazione: | Madison, WI, : Terrace Books/University of Wisconsin Press, c2008 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.4/766480521 |
| Soggetto topico: | Potato chips - United States - History |
| Potato chip industry - United States - History | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Great American Vegetable -- 2. Creation Myths -- 3. Bursting the Seams -- 4. Storm Warning -- 5. Full Combat -- 6. Trust and Antitrust -- 7. The Heartland:Ohio and Pennsylvania -- 8. A Few of Our Favorite Things: Fats, Carbs, and Calories -- 9. Everything Old Is New Again -- Notes -- Books Cited -- Interviews -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The potato chip has been one of America's favorite snacks since its accidental origin in a nineteenth-century kitchen. Crunch! A History of the Great American Potato Chip tells the story of this crispy, salty treat, from the early sales of locally made chips at corner groceries, county fairs, and cafes to the mass marketing and corporate consolidation of the modern snack food industry. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Crunch |
| ISBN: | 9786612424243 |
| 9781282424241 | |
| 1282424246 | |
| 9780299227739 | |
| 0299227731 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910969929703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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