American Tuna: The Rise and Fall of an Improbable Food Volume 37

(Book #37 in the California Studies in Food and Culture Series)

by Andrew F. Smith

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In a lively account of the American tuna industry over the past century, celebrated food writer and scholar Andrew F. Smith relates how tuna went from being sold primarily as a fertilizer to becoming the most commonly consumed fish in the country. In American Tuna, the so-called "chicken of the sea" is both the subject and the backdrop for other facets of American history: U.S. foreign policy, immigration and environmental politics, and dietary...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0520261844

ISBN13:9780520261846

Release Date:August 2012

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Cooking Cooking History Holiday Cooking Modern (16th-21st Centuries)

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American Tuna: The Rise and Fall of an Improbable Food Volume 37

(Book #37 in the California Studies in Food and Culture Series)

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