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The turkey : an American story Andrew F. Smith
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks SF 507 .S49 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Food series
- The food series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Turkeys--United States--History.
- Turkeys.
- Cooking (Turkey).
- Physical Description:
- 288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press ; Chesham : Combined Academic [distributor], 2007.
- Summary:
- "Talking turkey" about the bird you thought you knew. Fondly remembered as the centerpiece of family Thanksgiving reunions, the turkey is a cultural symbol as well as a multi-billion dollar industry. As a bird, dinner, commodity, and as a national icon, the turkey has become as American as the bald eagle (with which it actually competed for supremacy on national insignias). Food historian Andrew F. Smith's sweeping and multifaceted history of Meleagris gallopavo separates fact from fiction, serving as both a solid historical reference and a fascinating general read.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780252031632
- 0252031636
- OCLC:
- 76357603
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