{"product_id":"united-tastes-the-making-of-the-first-american-cookbook-paperback","title":"United Tastes: The Making of the First American Cookbook - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKeith Stavely\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKathleen Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2017 Bruce Fraser Award from the Association for the Study of Connecticut History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Library of Congress has designated \u003ci\u003eAmerican Cookery\u003c\/i\u003e (1796) by Amelia Simmons one of the eighty-eight \"Books That Shaped America.\" Its recognition as \"the first American cookbook\" has attracted an enthusiastic modern audience of historians, food journalists, and general readers, yet until now \u003ci\u003eAmerican Cookery\u003c\/i\u003e has not received the sustained scholarly attention it deserves. Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald's \u003ci\u003eUnited Tastes\u003c\/i\u003e fills this gap by providing a detailed examination of the social circumstances and culinary tradition that produced this American classic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Situating \u003ci\u003eAmerican Cookery\u003c\/i\u003e within the post-Revolutionary effort to develop a distinct national identity, Stavely and Fitzgerald demonstrate the book's significance in cultural as well as culinary terms. Ultimately the separation between these categories dissolves as the authors show that the formation of \"taste,\" in matters of food as well as other material expressions, was essential to building a consensus on what it was to be American. \u003ci\u003eUnited Tastes\u003c\/i\u003e explores multiple histories-of food, cookbooks, printing, material and literary culture, and region-to illuminate the meaning and affirm the importance of America's first cookbook.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald are authors of \u003ci\u003eNorthern Hospitality: Cooking by the Book in New England\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Massachusetts Press, 2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51799376855328,"sku":"9781625343222","price":66.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bb1ca12988779ce35042fc2a527a667f.webp?v=1780813049","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/united-tastes-the-making-of-the-first-american-cookbook-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}