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Feast or famine [electronic resource] : food and drink in American westward expansion / Reginald Horsman

Author:
Horsman, Reginald
Published:
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.
Physical Description:
viii, 356 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Contents:
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.
Summary:
"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.
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ISBN:
9780826217899 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0826217893 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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