The food of a younger land a portrait of American food : before the national highway system, before chain restaurants, and before frozen food, when the nation's food was seasonal, regional, and traditional : from the lost WPA files

Kurlansky, Mark. (Added Author). United States. Works Progress Administration. (Added Author).

Summary: Using long-forgotten WPA files archived in the Library of Congress, bestselling author Mark Kurlansky paints a detailed picture of Depression Era Americans through the food that they ate and the local traditions and customs they observed when planning and preparing meals.

Record details

ISBN: 9781101054000 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 110105400X (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 9781101057124 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 1101057122 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 9781101056349 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
ISBN: 1101056347 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
Physical Description: electronic
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Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from eBook information screen.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The Northeast eats -- The South eats -- The Middle West eats -- The Far West eats -- The Southwest eats.
System Details Note:	Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 5815 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2110 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 1974 KB).