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food microhistories: the edible past in small scale

Food Microhistories: The Edible Past in Small Scale

What is a microhistory? It is the study of the history of a very specific subject. Microhistory have been described as 'on small incidents, insignificant in themselves, which reveal larger structures.' This list focuses on the subjects of edibles like foods, candies, spices, fish, etc.

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Sugar : a bittersweet history

Abbott, Elizabeth.

Adult Nonfiction Book 633.6 A 2009

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The devil's cup : coffee, the driving force in history

Allen, Stewart Lee.

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.3373 A

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Candyfreak : a journey through the chocolate underbelly of America

Almond, Steve.

Adult Nonfiction Book 338.76641 A

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Robbing the bees : a biography of honey--the sweet liquid gold that seduced the

Bishop, Holley.

Adult Nonfiction Book 638.16 B

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The emperors of chocolate : inside the secret world of Hershey and Mars

Brenner, Joel Glenn.

Adult Nonfiction Book 338.76641 B

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The true history of chocolate

Coe, Sophie D. 1933-

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.3374 C

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Curry : a tale of cooks and conquerors

Collingham, E. M.

Adult Nonfiction Book 394.12 C

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The secret life of lobsters : how fishermen and scientists are unraveling the my

Corson, Trevor.

Adult Nonfiction Book 595.384 C

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The zen of fish : the story of sushi, from Samurai to supermarket

Corson, Trevor.

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.392 C

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Twinkie, deconstructed : my journey to discover how the ingredients found in pro

Ettlinger, Steve.

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.03 E

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The story of corn

Fussell, Betty Harper.

Adult Nonfiction Book 633.15097 F

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Drink : a cultural history of alcohol

Gately, Iain, 1965-

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.21 G

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The story of tea : a cultural history and drinking guide

Heiss, Mary Lou.

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.3372 H

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Liquid jade : the story of tea from east to west

Hohenegger, Beatrice

Adult Nonfiction Book 394.12 H

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Bananas : an American history

Jenkins, Virginia Scott.

Adult Nonfiction Book 380.14147 J

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Champagne : how the world's most glamorous wine triumphed over war and hard time

Kladstrup, Don.

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.2224 K

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Banana : the fate of the fruit that changed the world

Koeppel, Dan.

Adult Nonfiction Book 634.772 K

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Cod : a biography of the fish that changed the world

Kurlansky, Mark.

Adult Nonfiction Book 333.95663 K

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Salt : a world history

Kurlansky, Mark.

Adult Nonfiction Book 553.63 K

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The big oyster : history on the half shell

Kurlansky, Mark.

Adult Fiction 641.694 K

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American pie : slices of life (and pie) from America's back roads

LeDraoulec, Pascale.

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.8652 L

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The fortune cookie chronicles : adventures in the world of Chinese food

Lee, Jennifer 8., 1976-

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.5951 L

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The empire of tea : the remarkable history of the plant that took over the world

Macfarlane, Alan.

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.3372 M

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Oranges

McPhee, John, 1931-

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.34 M

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The founding fish

McPhee, John, 1931-

Adult Nonfiction Book 597.55 M

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Milk : the surprising story of milk through the ages : with 120 adventurous reci

Mendelson, Anne.

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.37109 M

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Nathaniel's Nutmeg, or, The true and incredible adventures of the spice trader w

Milton, Giles.

Adult Nonfiction Book 959.801 M

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Tea : addiction, exploitation and empire

Moxham, Roy.

Adult Nonfiction Book 382.45663 M

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Peppers : a story of hot pursuits

Naj, Amal.

Adult Nonfiction Book SB307.P4N35 1992

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Uncommon grounds : the history of coffee and how it transformed our world

Pendergrast, Mark.

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.3373 P

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Vanilla : the cultural history of the world's most popular flavor and fragrance

Rain, Patricia, 1943-

Adult Nonfiction Book 633.82 R

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Sweets

Richardson, Tim.

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.336 R

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Chocolate : a bittersweet saga of dark and light

Rosenblum, Mort.

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.3374 R

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Olives : the life and lore of a noble fruit

Rosenblum, Mort.

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.3463 R

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Caviar : the strange history and uncertain future of the world's most coveted de

Saffron, Inga, 1957-

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.392 S

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Consider the eel

Schweid, Richard, 1946-

Adult Nonfiction Book 597.51 S

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Pickled, potted, and canned : how the art and science of food preserving changed

Shephard, Sue.

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.4 S

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A history of the world in 6 glasses

Standage, Tom.

Adult Nonfiction Book 394.12 S

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Spice : the history of a temptation

Turner, Jack.

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.3383 T

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A fish caught in time : the search for the coelacanth

Weinberg, Samantha, 1966-

Adult Nonfiction Book 597.46 W

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Spam : a biography

Wyman, Carolyn.

Adult Nonfiction Book 664.9 W

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The potato : how the humble spud rescued the western world

Zuckerman, Larry

Adult Nonfiction Book 641.3521 Z

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Comments

On Sep 3, 2010 at 2:59, Jody W. wrote:
Amazing list of titles, EJ! I want to read them all.

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On Oct 19, 2010 at 10:59, Kim B. wrote:
I agree with Jody... however, I think I'll skip Spam: a Biography.

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