USA Places :: Food in Colonial and Federal America (Food in American History)

USA Places - Food in Colonial and Federal America (Food in American History)

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Manufacturer: Greenwood Press

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.597309032
EAN: 9780313329883
ISBN: 0313329885
Label: Greenwood Press
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 248
Publication Date: 2005-10-30
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Studio: Greenwood Press

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The success of the new settlements in what is now the United States depended on food. This book tells about the bounty that was here and how Europeans forged a society and culture, beginning with help from the Indians and eventually incorporating influences from African slaves. They developed regional food habits with the food they brought with them, what they found here, and what they traded for all around the globe. Their daily life is illuminated through descriptions of the typical meals, holidays, and special occasions, as well as their kitchens, cooking utensils, and cooking methods over an open hearth. Readers will also learn how they kept healthy and how their food choices reflected their spiritual beliefs. This thorough overview endeavors to cover all the regions settled during the Colonial and Federal. It also discusses each immigrant group in turn, with attention also given to Indian and slave contributions. The content is integral for U.S. history standards in many ways, such as illuminating the settlement and adaptation of the European settlers, the European struggle for control of North America, relations between the settlers from different European countries, and changes in Native American society resulting from settlements.

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Summary: Too General For Me
Comment: Being a huge fan of Sandy Oliver and her book Salt Water Foodways, I have to admit I was a little disapointed by this volume. Not only was it expensive but it very general and broad in scope. If you are unfamiliar with 18th and early 19th century cooking, including native american, then this will be a good book for it does a very credible and accurate job of giving you the idea of what foods were like and why for that time period. But for a serious food historian it may be a little bit of a disapointment though it can make an excellent reference book.

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Summary: Use as a Research Tool
Comment: This book brought a number of primary sources together to form one of the most comprehensive books on the subject of food in Colonial America. The author had a thorough understanding of the subject, and not only provided apt descriptions of cooking in the period but also provided numerous visuals to aid the reader envisage what stoves and cookware looked like. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to become more familiar with the history of food.

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