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Feast or famine

by Horsman, Reginald.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : University of Missouri Press, (Columbia :) Physical details: viii, 356 p. : ill.
Subject(s): Drinking customs -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century. | Food habits -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century. | Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) | Cooking, American -- Western style -- History. | Overland journeys to the Pacific. | West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration. | United States -- Territorial expansion. | Electronic books.
Year: 2008
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Food in the forest -- Land of pork and corn -- Game on every side -- Meat and more meat -- Tortillas and frijoles -- On the Oregon Trail -- Water before every door -- By land and sea -- Food at the mines -- Rank and file -- Officers' wives -- Food on the run -- Ranch and chuck wagon -- Long horizons.

"Drawing on the journals and correspondence of pioneers, Horsman examines more than a hundred years of history, recording components of the diets of various groups, including travelers, settlers, fur traders, soldiers, and miners. He discusses food-preparation techniques, including the development of canning, and foods common in different regions"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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