Displaying 1 of 1 2008 Format: Book Author: Kaufman, Frederick, 1961- Title: A short history of the American stomach / Frederick Kaufman. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, ©2008. Description: xv, 205 pages ; 21 cm Summary: Traces the history of food and the ethics of eating in America from the Puritans to the present day, discussing such topics as colonial epicures, diet gurus of the nineteenth century, and the current production of bio-engineered foods. Subjects: Stomach -- Social aspects. Stomach -- History. Food habits -- United States -- History. United States -- Social life and customs. Notes: Includes index. Contents: Debbie does salad -- The sweet taste of God -- The secret ingredient -- Manifest dinner -- Gorging on diets -- The gastrosopher's stone -- Gut reaction. Web Site: Sample text Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2007017282 ISBN: 9780151011940 015101194X 9780156034692 0156034697 Other Number: 134989203 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 208617 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 394.12 Kaufman Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
