The success of the new settlements in what is now the United States depended on food. This book tells about the bounty that was here and how Europeans forged a

History of food in the United States.

This eighteenth century kitchen reference is the first cookbook published in the U.S. with recipes using local ingredients for American cooks. Named by the Libr

An exploration of day-to-day urban life in colonial America. The American city was an integral part of the colonial experience. Although the five largest cities

"Richly illustrated and carefully researched, this is the first-ever history of New England's seacoast and seafaring food and its evolution through the nineteen