A taste for war : the culinary history of the Blue and the Gray /

We know the uniforms they wore, the weapons they carried, and the battles they fought, but what did they eat and, of even greater curiosity, was it any good? Now, for the very first time, the food that fueled the armies of the North and the South and the soldiers' opinions of it--ranging from t...

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Main Author: Davis, William C., 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Mechanicsburg, Pa. : Stackpole Books, ©2003.
Edition:1st ed.
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