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Food city : four centuries of food-making in New York by Joy Santlofer is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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The History Of Food-making In New York City Has Been Mostly Lost. Since The Establishment Of The First Dutch Brewery, The Commerce And Culture Of Food Enriched New York And Promoted Its Influence On America And The World By Driving Innovations In Machinery And Transportation, Shaping International Trade, And Feeding Sailors And Soldiers At War. Santlofer Re-creates The Texture Of Everyday Life In A Growing Metropolis, Recovers The Fruitful Tradition Behind Today?s Local Brewers And Confectioners, Recounting How Food Shaped A City And A Nation. An Invitation To Food City -- Appetite. Dutch Tastes ; English Appetites ; Toward Independence ; Food On Parade -- Bread. The Dark Prophecy Of Adam Smith ; The Big Ditch ; War Boom ; The Age Of Incorporation ; Dirty Bread ; Clean Bread ; Among Great Industries... ; Brother, Can You Spare A Doughnut? ; Exodus -- Sugar. The Headless Helmsman ; Candy Gets Technical ; Bone Char And Other Nuisances ; War And Sugar ; King Harry ; Price War ; A Rotten Job ; Sweets In Sour Times ; War, Rationing, And Yogurt ; Greatest Manufacturing Town On Earth ; Chemical And Other Challenges To Sugar ; Candy On The Rocks ; Closing Time ; Departures And Arrivals --

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Author
Joy Santlofer
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Independent Publishers since 1923
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9780393076394
Category
history
Subjects
Economics, Fiction, Cooking
Rating
3.58 / 5 (32 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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