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The food of a younger land : a portrait of American food : before the national highway system, before chain restaurants, and before frozen food, when the nation's food was seasonal, regional, and traditional : from the lost WPA files
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The food of a younger land : a portrait of American food : before the national highway system, before chain restaurants, and before frozen food, when the nation's food was seasonal, regional, and traditional : from the lost WPA files

Author: Mark Kurlansky; United States. Works Progress Administration.
Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
Edition/Format: Book : English
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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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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.

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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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