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Zeide takes readers on a fascinating tour of American foodways, from the pre-contact era to the present. As she tells the story of fifteen iconic foods and dishes, she traces the key political, social, and economic trends that defined the nation. Food history, this book persuasively shows, is U.S. history. -- Julia Irwin, University of South Florida, USA Anna Zeide has made a convincing case that these fifteen foods can indeed be used to tell the complicated story of a nation. With lively prose and compelling examples, she has written a book with the potential to transform the way readers appreciate the significance of everyday ingredients. -- Jennifer Wallach, University of North Texas, USA

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Anna Zeide is Associate Professor of History and the founding director of the Food Studies Program in the College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, USA. She has previously written Canned: The Rise and Fall of Consumer Confidence in the American Food Industry (2018), which won a 2019 James Beard Media Award, and co-edited Acquired Tastes: Stories about the Origins of Modern Food (2021).

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