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May 29, 2009 from mark kurlansky, the author of cod and salt, comes the food of a younger land riverhead books. Mark kurlansky has compiled these documents, adding his own commentary, in the food of a younger land. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Food of a younger land is gastronomical time travel tour of american food. In recent years, food historians have started exploring this incomparable resource, and now we have the first anthology. Mark kurlansky talked about his book the food of a younger land. Mark kurlansky, author the food of a younger land booktv. Find the complete the food of a younger land book series by mark kurlansky. A portrait of american foodbefore the national highway system, before chain restaurants, and before frozen food, when the nations food was seasonal hardcover may 14, 2009.
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May 15, 2009 now comes his new book, the food of a younger land. The essays and recipes that were written were archived in the library of congress, but never published until now. A world history, which i found to be a very interesting book on the history of salt and worthy of rereading, in addition to books about cod and oysters. Mark kurlansky is the new york times bestselling author of many books, including the food of a younger land, cod. Using longforgotten wpa files archived in the library of congress, bestselling author mark kurlansky paints a detailed picture. A portrait of american foodbefore the national highway system, before chain restaurants, and. A portrait of american food before the national highway system, before chain restaurants, and before frozen food, when the nations food was seasonal. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Awardwinning new york timesbestselling author mark kurlansky. The food of a younger land is a look at prewwii regional food in the united states. They could see canned chili and jello settling over the land, and they wanted to document the nations traditional culinary gatherings before convenience products did away with real spiced beef, real coconut cake, real clam chowder, and real mint juleps.
Author mark kurlansky marks the path with preworld war ii food. A portrait of american foodbefore the national highway system, before chain restaurants, and before frozen food, when the nations food was seasonal, regional and traditional from the lost wpa files is a fascinating compendium of what americans ate in the 1930s. The food of a younger land chronicles the american culinary landscape before interstate highways, massdistributed frozen foods, and mcdonalds hamburgers, when food was truly regional and had to be eaten in season. Now comes his new book, the food of a younger land. May 14, 2009 the food of a younger land is a look at prewwii regional food in the united states. A portrait of american food before the national highway system, before chain restaurants, and before frozen food, when the nations food was seasonal by mark kurlansky and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mark kurlansky discusses his book with rick nichols, food columnist for.
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