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1 online resource : illustrations |
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Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A Culinary Biography -- Part 1. Acquiring a Taste for the Good Life -- 1. Apples, Yellow-Legged Chickens, and Whiskey -- 2. Hardtack and Wagon Trains -- 3. Becoming a Gourmet -- 4. Dining at Delmonico's -- 5. Buffalo Bill Ate Here -- Part 2. Culinary Themes from an Exhibition -- 6. Founding and Feeding the Wild West -- 7. Meals on Wheels -- 8. The World at Buffalo Bill's Table -- 9. Rib Roasts, Orphans, and Public Relations -- 10. Buffalo Bill's British Invasion |
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11. Introducing American Cuisine to Europe -- 12. Fourth of July Feasts -- 13. Caterers, Cracker Jack, and Red Lemonade -- 14. Dining Out with William F. Cody and Friends -- 15. Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch -- Part 3. The Last Stands -- 16. Tanglefoot, Ginger Ale, and a Tempestuous Marriage -- 17. The Banquet Ends -- 18. Still Eating and Drinking with Buffalo Bill -- Appendix: Historical Recipes from Buffalo Bill's Life and Times -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"Galloping Gourmet explores an unfamiliar side of a familiar character in American history, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. In this entertaining narrative Steve Friesen explores the evolving role of eating and drinking in Buffalo Bill's life (1846-1917). Steve Friesen starts with Buffalo Bill's culinary roots on the American Plains, eating simple foods such as cornbread, fried "yellow-legged" chicken, and hardtack. Buffalo Bill discovered gourmet dining while leading buffalo hunting expeditions and scouting. As his fame increased, so did his desire and opportunities for fine dining: his early show business career allowed him to dine at some of the best restaurants in the country. Friesen examines the creation of Buffalo Bill's Wild West in 1883, in which Cody introduced his diverse cast of employees to dining that equaled America's best restaurants. One newspaper reporter observed that "Colonel Cody displays no more care about anything than the proper feeding of horse and man." Buffalo Bill opened the first Mexican restaurant east of the Mississippi and introduced American foodways to Europe. Equally comfortable eating around a campfire or at Delmonico's, Buffalo Bill also dined with leading celebrities of his day. Still, controversy surrounded his drinking, his death, and his ongoing culinary legacy. Galloping Gourmet includes an appendix of more than thirty annotated period recipes. "-- Provided by publisher |
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"Galloping Gourmet is a culinary biography, a deep dive into the different roles food and drink played in William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody's life"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 09, 2023) |
| Subject |
Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917 -- Homes and haunts
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| SUBJECT |
Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917. fast |
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Cooking, American -- Western style -- History -- 19th century
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Food habits -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
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Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
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Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs
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Entertainers -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
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COOKING / History.
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HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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Pioneers -- Social life and customs.
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Homes.
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Frontier and pioneer life.
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Food habits.
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Cooking, American -- Western style.
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West United States.
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United States.
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cookbooks.
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History.
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Cookbooks.
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Cookbooks.
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Livres de cuisine.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2023012609 |
| ISBN |
1496238133 |
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9781496238139 |
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