TY  - BOOK
AU  - Horsman,Reginald
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Feast or famine: food and drink in American westward expansion 
AV  - GT2853.U5 H67 2008eb
U1  - 641.5978 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Columbia
PB  - University of Missouri Press
KW  - Drinking customs
KW  - West (U.S.)
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Food habits
KW  - Frontier and pioneer life
KW  - Cooking, American
KW  - Western style
KW  - Overland journeys to the Pacific
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Discovery and exploration
KW  - United States
KW  - Territorial expansion
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Food in the forest -- Land of pork and corn -- Game on every side -- Meat and more meat -- Tortillas and frijoles -- On the Oregon Trail -- Water before every door -- By land and sea -- Food at the mines -- Rank and file -- Officers' wives -- Food on the run -- Ranch and chuck wagon -- Long horizons; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "Drawing on the journals and correspondence of pioneers, Horsman examines more than a hundred years of history, recording components of the diets of various groups, including travelers, settlers, fur traders, soldiers, and miners. He discusses food-preparation techniques, including the development of canning, and foods common in different regions"--Provided by publisher
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ER  -