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What the slaves ate : recollections of African American foods and foodways from the slave narratives

Title: What the slaves ate : recollections of African American foods and foodways from the slave narratives / Herbert C. Covey and Dwight Eisnach.
Author: Covey, Herbert C.
Publication: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood Press/ABC-CLIO, c2009.

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Additional Authors

Eisnach, Dwight.

Description

xi, 311 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Series Statement

American mosaic

Uniform Title

American mosaic (Greenwood Press (Westport, Conn.))

Subjects

Slaves > Diet > United States > History
African American cooking > History
African Americans > Food > History
Food > Social aspects > United States > History
Slave narratives > United States
Cooking, American > Southern style > History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-306) and index.

Contents

The WPA narratives and slave diets -- Slave nutrition -- African roots and food traditions -- Slave cooking and meals -- Vegetables -- Meat -- Wild game and fish -- Dairy -- Grains, cereals, and baked goods -- Fruits, nuts, and coffee -- Celebrations, special occasions, and the war -- Closing observations -- Appendices. Foods identified in the WPA narratives.

Call Number

IEC 11-3900

ISBN

9780313374975 (hard copy : alk. paper)
031337497X (hard copy : alk. paper)

LCCN

2009003907

OCLC

290431563

Author

Covey, Herbert C.

Title

What the slaves ate : recollections of African American foods and foodways from the slave narratives / Herbert C. Covey and Dwight Eisnach.

Imprint

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood Press/ABC-CLIO, c2009.

Series

American mosaic

American mosaic (Greenwood Press (Westport, Conn.))

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-306) and index.

Added Author

Eisnach, Dwight.

Research Call Number

IEC 11-3900

Sc F 10-439

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