The food of a younger land

a portrait of American food before the national highway system before chain restaurants and before frozen food when the nation's food was seasonal regional and traditional from the lost WPA files
edited and illustrated by Mark Kurlansky
Book - 2009

Using long-forgotten WPA files archived in the Library of Congress, bestselling author Mark Kurlansky paints a detailed picture of Depression Era Americans through the food that they ate and the local traditions and customs they observed when planning and preparing meals.

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Corporate Author: United States. Works Progress Administration
Other Authors: Kurlansky, Mark
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
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The food of a younger land
a portrait of American food before the national highway system before chain restaurants and before frozen food when the nation's food was seasonal regional and traditional from the lost WPA files
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Published 2009
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