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The Early American Table
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Author : Trudy Eden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
The Early American Table written by Trudy Eden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Food habits categories.
An exploration in the history of biopolitics that offers a study of the ways in which the American diet was a democratic diet that had social and political consequences
The Early American Table
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Author : Trudy Eden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
The Early American Table written by Trudy Eden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Cooking categories.
An exploration in the history of biopolitics, The Early American Table offers a unique study of the ways in which English colonists in North America incorporated the "you are what you eat" philosophy into their conception of themselves and their proper place in society. Eden aptly demonstrates that ideas about the body--ideas that may seem irrelevant or even laughable today--not only guided day-to-day personal behavior but also influenced society and politics. According to the 17th- and 18th-century understanding of the body, food affected the blood, bones, mind, and spirit in ways other social markers (e.g. clothes, manners, speech) did not because food was directly assimilated by the consumer. A plentiful, varied diet of high-quality refined foods created virtuous, refined individuals fit to govern society. In contrast, a more restricted diet of poor quality, coarse foods made an individual coarse, even beastly, and unfit to lead. In the Old World, especially before 1600, poverty, legal restrictions, and the scarcity of land prohibited most individuals from purchasing or raising foods believed to produce refinement and virtue. Only the wealthy were able to enjoy such a diet. In turn, this elite diet marked their social status and reaffirmed their entitlement to power. The English men and women who colonized North America throughout the colonial period held the idea that diet shaped character. After only a few decades of settlement, many of them enjoyed the unprecedented prosperity enabled by the fertile environment. Lower and middling families could set their tables with a greater variety and higher quality of food than their social counterparts in England. As a result, in contrast to England where an aristocrat's dinner was far different than a laborer's, in America, the differences between the diets of artisans and urban laborers, of plantation owners and small farmers, were not as great. In short, the American diet was a democratic diet that had social and political consequences.
Early American Decorative Arts 1620 1860
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Author : Rosemary Troy Krill
language : en
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Release Date : 2010-08-16
Early American Decorative Arts 1620 1860 written by Rosemary Troy Krill and has been published by Rowman Altamira this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-16 with Business & Economics categories.
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library is renowned for its decorative arts collection. An indispensable guide for curators, educators, interpreters, and students of decorative arts, this revised and enhanced edition includes a color CD of the impressive black and white photographs of the Winterthur collections that illustrate the book.
Early American Pattern Glass 1850 1910
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Author : Bill Jenks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Early American Pattern Glass 1850 1910 written by Bill Jenks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Describes the different patterns, briefly discusses their history, and lists prices for all pieces
Transatlantic Radicals And The Early American Republic
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Author : Michael Durey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Transatlantic Radicals And The Early American Republic written by Michael Durey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
In the transatlantic world of the late eighteenth century, easterly winds blew radical thought to America. Thomas Paine had already arrived on these shores in 1774 and made his mark as a radical pamphleteer during the Revolution. In his wake followed more than 200 other radical exiles—English Dissenters, Whigs, and Painites; Scottish "lads o'parts"; and Irish patriots—who became influential newspaper writers and editors and helped change the nature of political discourse in a young nation. Michael Durey has written the first full-scale analysis of these radicals, evaluating the long-term influence their ideas have had on American political thought. Transatlantic Radicals uncovers the roots of their radicalism in the Old World and tells the story of how these men came to be exiled, how they emigrated, and how they participated in the politics of their adopted country. Nearly all of these radicals looked to Paine as their spiritual leader and to Thomas Jefferson as their political champion. They held egalitarian, anti-federalist values and promoted an extreme form of participatory democracy that found a niche in the radical wing of Jefferson's Republican Party. Their divided views on slavery, however, reveal that democratic republicanism was unable to cope with the realities of that institution. As political activists during the 1790s, they proved crucial to Jefferson's 1800 presidential victory; then, after his views moderated and their influence waned, many repatriated, others drifted into anonymity, and a few managed to find success in the New World. Although many of these men are known to us through other histories, their influence as a group has never before been so closely examined. Durey persuasively demonstrates that the intellectual ferment in Britain did indeed have tremendous influence on American politics. His account of that influence sheds considerable light on transatlantic political history and differences in religious, political, and economic freedoms. Skillfully balancing a large cast of characters, Transatlantic Radicals depicts the diversity of their experiences and shows how crucial these reluctant émigrés were to shaping our republic in its formative years.
Food In American Culture And Literature
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Author : Carl Boon
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2020-03-18
Food In American Culture And Literature written by Carl Boon and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-18 with Literary Criticism categories.
Carving a unique space within the burgeoning field of food studies, the essays gathered in this volume position themselves at a variety of flashpoints along the spectrum of cultural and literary analysis. While some remain firmly entrenched in traditional genre analysis, some extend toward history and sociology, giving this collection a multifaceted perspective. The finest of these essays stand as cultural critiques, forcing the reader to consider what food means (and will mean) in the United States.
The Early American Chroniclers
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Author : Hubert Howe Bancroft
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
The Early American Chroniclers written by Hubert Howe Bancroft and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with Indians categories.
Putting Meat On The American Table
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Author : Roger Horowitz
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2006
Putting Meat On The American Table written by Roger Horowitz and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
How did meat become such a popular food among Americans? And why did the popularity of some types of meat increase or decrease? Putting Meat on the American Table explains how America became a meat-eating nation - from the colonial period to the present. It examines the relationships between consumer preference and meat processing - looking closely at the production of beef, pork, chicken, and hot dogs. Roger Horowitz argues that a series of new technologies have transformed American meat - sometimes for the worse, sometimes for the better. He draws on detailed consumption surveys that shed new light on America's eating preferences - especially differences associated with income, rural versus urban areas, and race and ethnicity. Engagingly written, richly illustrated, and abundant with first-hand accounts and quotes from period sources, Putting Meat on the American Table will captivate general readers and interest all students of the history of food, technology, business, and American culture.
Early American Railroads
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Author : Franz Anton Ritter von Gerstner
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1997
Early American Railroads written by Franz Anton Ritter von Gerstner and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Transportation categories.
The first English translation of the most comprehensive and detailed work on the development, construction, finance, and operation of early American railroads and canals.
Measured Drawings Of Early American Furniture
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Author : Burl Neff Osburn
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1974-01-01
Measured Drawings Of Early American Furniture written by Burl Neff Osburn and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974-01-01 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Construct 29 classic pieces from 150 detailed, measured drawings and photographs. Styles range from early American primitive to relatively sophisticated late 18th- and early 19th-century trends. Chosen pieces represent the work of such masters as Duncan Phyfe, William Savery, John Elliot, Hepplewhite, Goddard, and Sheraton. 32 photos.