The food chronology : a food lover's compendium of events and anecdotes from prehistory to the present /

Discusses the history of food and how humans have progressed from a diet of roots and berries to one of doughnuts and coffee. Includes more than 13,000 entries in twenty-eight areas such as agriculture, technology, transportation, and retailing.

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Main Author: Trager, James.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt, 1997, ©1995.
Edition:1st Owl book ed.
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Summary: Discusses the history of food and how humans have progressed from a diet of roots and berries to one of doughnuts and coffee. Includes more than 13,000 entries in twenty-eight areas such as agriculture, technology, transportation, and retailing.
Item Description: "An Owl Book."
Includes index.
Originally published: New York : Henry Holt Reference Books, 1995.
Physical Description: xiii, 783 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN: 080505247X
9780805052473
0805033890
9780805033892