Food in the Gilded Age: What Ordinary Americans Ate
| AUTHOR | Dirks, Robert |
| PUBLISHER | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (04/14/2016) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
The Gilded Age is renowned for the excesses of the robber barons and tycoons. The lavishness of their tables impressed contemporaries and historians alike. But what about the eating habits of ordinary Americans at the time? Robert Dirks answers that question by peering through the lens of what then was a newly emerging science of nutrition.
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ISBN-13:
9781442245136
ISBN-10:
1442245131
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
226
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
6.10 x 0.90 x 9.10 inches
Weight:
1.15 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Cooking | History
Cooking | Agriculture & Food (see also Political Science - Public Poli
Cooking | Customs & Traditions
Dewey Decimal:
394.120
Library of Congress Control Number:
2015040482
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The Gilded Age is renowned for the excesses of the robber barons and tycoons. The lavishness of their tables impressed contemporaries and historians alike. But what about the eating habits of ordinary Americans at the time? Robert Dirks answers that question by peering through the lens of what then was a newly emerging science of nutrition.
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