Taste of the Nation: The New Deal Search for America's Food

(Part of the Studies in Sensory History Series)

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During the Depression, the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) dispatched scribes to sample the fare at group eating events like church dinners, political barbecues, and clambakes. Its America Eats project sought nothing less than to sample, and report upon, the tremendous range of foods eaten across the United States.

Camille Begin shapes a cultural and sensory history of New Deal-era eating from the FWP archives. From "ravioli, the diminutive...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252081706

ISBN13:9780252081705

Release Date:April 2016

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Cooking Cooking History Social Science Social Sciences

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Taste of the Nation: The New Deal Search for America's Food

(Part of the Studies in Sensory History Series)

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