Food in the United States, 1820s-1890

by Susan Williams

Book Overview

The period from the 1820s to 1890 was one of invention, new trends, and growth in the American food culture. Inventions included the potato chip and Coca-Cola. Patents were taken out for the tin can, canning jars, and condensed milk. Vegetarianism was promulgated. Factories and mills such as Pillsbury came into being, as did Quaker Oats and other icons of American food. This volume describes the beginnings of many familiar mainstays of our daily...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313332452
• ISBN13: 9780313332456
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"