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Histories of Food

Savor these dramatic (and delicious) narratives of food throughout history. Exploring all manner of culinary sagas, these books will satisfy the most curious of appetites.

Captain Swing
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An Edible History of Humanity
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Sweet and Low: A Family Story
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Sweet Invention: A History of Dessert
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Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America
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Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal
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From Hardtack to Homefries: An Uncommon History of American Cooks and Meals
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Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey--The Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the World
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Empires of Food: Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
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McIlhenny's Gold: How a Louisiana Family Built the Tabasco Empire
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Near a Thousand Tables: A History of Food
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Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food
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The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World
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The Food, Folklore, and Art of Lowcountry Cooking: A Celebration of the Foods, History, and Romance Handed Down from England, Africa, the Caribbean, France, Germany, and Scotland
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Savoring the Past: The French Kitchen and Table from 1300 to 1789
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Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw's Adventures in Moonshine
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The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession
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Histories of Food

Captain Swing

An Edible History of Humanity

Sweet and Low: A Family Story

Sweet Invention: A History of Dessert

Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America

Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal

From Hardtack to Homefries: An Uncommon History of American Cooks and Meals

Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey--The Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the World

Empires of Food: Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations

McIlhenny's Gold: How a Louisiana Family Built the Tabasco Empire

Near a Thousand Tables: A History of Food

Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food

The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World

The Food, Folklore, and Art of Lowcountry Cooking: A Celebration of the Foods, History, and Romance Handed Down from England, Africa, the Caribbean, France, Germany, and Scotland

Savoring the Past: The French Kitchen and Table from 1300 to 1789

Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw's Adventures in Moonshine

The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession