Breakfast Cereal: A Global History

by Kathryn C. Dolan

A global history of breakfast cereal, from the first grain porridges to off-brand Cheerios.

Simple, healthy, and comforting, breakfast cereals are a perennially popular way to start the day. This book examines cereal's long, distinguished, and surprising history--dating back to when, around 10,000 years ago, the agricultural revolution led people to break their fasts with wheat, rice, and corn porridges. Only in the second half of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178914695X
• ISBN13: 9781789146950
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.9"