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Feast or famine food and drink in American westward expansion /

"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 o...

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Auteur principal: Horsman, Reginald
Collectivité auteur: ebrary, Inc
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:anglais
Publié: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.
Sujets:
Drinking customs > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Food habits > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Cooking, American > Western style > History.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
West (U.S.) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
West (U.S.) > Discovery and exploration.
United States > Territorial expansion.
Electronic books.
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Résumé:"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.
Description matérielle:viii, 356 p. : ill.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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