Home on the Range: A Culinary History of the American West

by Cathy Luchetti

Book Overview

A chronicle of the roots of American frontier cooking- in anecdotes, pioneer writing, and vintage photographs. 145 halftones throughout. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679744843
• ISBN13: 9780679744849
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Villard Books
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.5" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful historical account of cooking in America

This is one of my favorite books. I keep it on the coffee table and several of my guests agree and are also looking for a new edition to be printed.

A suprising and wonderful history

What a fabulous book! Far from the names and dates and heroic men which bog down many western histories, this history chronicles the stomachs of the priests, soldiers, and homesteaders who were dreaming of fresh butter, unwormy flour, and other delectables while expanding the American frontier. Memorable photos include soldier's wives cooking in a tent to escape the desert heat, a Franciscan priest frying eggs under an umbrella, and a nice Mormon couple having tea on the prairie.