The Food Chronology

A Food Lover's Compendium of Events and Anecdotes, from Prehistory to the Present

Trager has assemblied over 13,000 of food-related facts on people, literature, historical events, and sites around the globe. The chronology follows an historical outline and utilizes graphic symbols to assist the reader to find entries in various categories. This book is cross-referencing and includes over 200 illustrations and photographs.

Available editions of The Food Chronology

	9780805052473, Paperback, Henry Holt & Co, 1997 $10.22 (Used - Good) Other copies of 9780805052473

	9780805033892, Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co, 1995 $5.36 (Used, Good) Other copies of 9780805033892

Publisher Notes

The Food Chronology presents a highly informative and entertaining overview of the cultural development of food and food availability throughout human history - from the Australopithecine diet of roots, berries, nuts, termites, and bone marrow to the new Dunkin' Donuts dark-roast coffee. Like James Trager's previous Chronologies, it is packed with facts on people, products, literature, historical events, and sights around the globe. This mouthwatering collection contains more than 13,000 entries in 28 separate and specialized areas such as agriculture, environment (dams, irrigation projects, floods, drought, and famine), transportation (essential in getting food to market), energy, food technology (grain elevators, refrigeration), nutrition, marketing, and food retailing (the rise of the supermarket). It also chronicles history's great gastronomes, chefs, restaurateurs, and cookbook authors. International in scope, The Food Chronology is enlightening, engrossing, and terrific fun for history buffs and food aficionados alike. The text is enhanced by extensive cross-references and nearly 200 remarkable illustrations and photographs.

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