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Murray, Sarah (Sarah Elizabeth)
Subjects
Food -- Transportation -- History.
Food industry and trade -- History.
Produce trade -- History.
Food supply -- History.
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Moveable feasts : fr...
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Moveable feasts : from ancient Rome to the 21st century, the incredible journeys of the food we eat / Sarah Murray.
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Murray, Sarah (Sarah Elizabeth)
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2007.
Subjects
Food -- Transportation -- History.
Food industry and trade -- History.
Produce trade -- History.
Food supply -- History.
Electronic Resource
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007031061-d.html
Electronic Resource
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0807/2007031061-s.html
ISBN:
9780312355357 :
0312355351 :
Description:
xiii, 256 p. ; 25 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
Contents:
Liquid gold: the ancient amphora delivers Roman riches -- The business of bones: the Norwegian salmon pays a visit to China -- Cannon fodder: battlefield food fuels packaging technology -- Plane fare: the Berlin airlift secures a Cold War victory -- Tiffin travels: curry catches the corporate imagination -- Yes, we can do bananas: refrigerated ships shape Central American regimes -- Whey to go: Mongolian nomads practice mobile biochemistry -- Barrels and bouquets: the oak tree leaves its mark -- A quick cuppa: commercial competition speeds the racing tea clippers -- Food with altitude: jet planes dispatch a strawberry for all seasons -- Elevated design: buffalo grain feeds Bauhaus inspiration -- Going with gravity: Cold War weaponry finds a new purpose -- Epilogue.
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