Description |
1 online resource (viii, 356 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
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 |
Summary |
"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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Drinking customs -- West (U.S.) -- 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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Cooking, American -- Western style -- History
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Overland journeys to the Pacific.
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COOKING -- Regional & Ethnic -- American.
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Cooking, American -- Western style
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Discoveries in geography
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Drinking customs
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Food habits
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Frontier and pioneer life
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Manners and customs
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Overland journeys to the Pacific
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Territorial expansion
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SUBJECT |
West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
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West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration
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United States -- Territorial expansion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140559
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Subject |
United States
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West United States
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2008015259 |
ISBN |
9780826266361 |
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0826266363 |
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