A Rich and Fertile Land: A History of Food in America (Bruce Kraig) Mexican Period 3/4 calf & cloth

Period 3/4 calf & cloth

and then to Naples for the archetypal pizza napoletana

and Clementine Paddleford

and the woman who runs a restaurant alone

"The pursuit of lovely ladies has proved a satisfactory preoccupation for a lifetime

A Rich and Fertile Land: A History of Food in America (Bruce Kraig) Mexican Period 3/4 calf & clothThe small ears of corn once grown by Native Americans have now become row upon row of cornflakes on supermarket shelves. The immense seas of grass and herds of animals that supported indigenous people have turned into industrial agricultural operations with regular rows of soybeans, corn, and wheat that feed the world. But how did this happen and why? In A Rich and Fertile Land, Bruce Kraig investigates the history of food in America, uncovering where