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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Mark Kurlansky; United States. Works Progress Administration. |
| ISBN: | 9781594488658 1594488657 |
| OCLC Number: | 262428487 |
| Description: | xviii, 397 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | The Northeast eats -- The South eats -- The Middle West eats -- The Far West eats -- The Southwest eats. |
| Responsibility: | edited and illustrated by Mark Kurlansky. |
Abstract:
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.
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