History, United States

Putting Meat on the American Table: Taste, Technology, Transformation

Name: Putting Meat on the American Table: Taste, Technology, Transformation
Author: Roger Horowitz
ISBN: 9780801882418

by Roger Horowitz

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Synopsis

Engagingly written and richly illustrated, Putting Meat on the American Table explains how America became a meat-eating nation -- from the colonial period to the present. It examines the relationships between consumer preference and meat processing -- looking closely at the production of beef, pork, chicken, and hot dogs.

About the Author, Roger Horowitz

Roger Horowitz is associate director of the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and Library, Greenville, Delaware.