Feast or famine (Record no. 4934)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02374nam a2200421 a 4500 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 641.5978 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Horsman, Reginald. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Feast or famine |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Columbia : |
| Name of publisher | University of Missouri Press, |
| Year of publication | c2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | viii, 356 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Drinking customs |
| Topical Term | Food habits |
| Topical Term | Frontier and pioneer life |
| Topical Term | Cooking, American |
| Topical Term | Overland journeys to the Pacific. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10277760 |
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