Horsman, Reginald. <br/><br/>
Feast or famine  food and drink in American westward expansion /  [electronic resource] : 
Reginald Horsman. 
 - Columbia :  University of Missouri Press,  c2008. 
 - viii, 356 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Food in the forest -- Land of pork and corn -- Game on every side -- Meat and more meat -- Tortillas and frijoles -- On the Oregon Trail -- Water before every door -- By land and sea -- Food at the mines -- Rank and file -- Officers' wives -- Food on the run -- Ranch and chuck wagon -- Long horizons. 
<br/><br/> "Drawing on the journals and correspondence of pioneers, Horsman examines more than a hundred years of history, recording components of the diets of various groups, including travelers, settlers, fur traders, soldiers, and miners. He discusses food-preparation techniques, including the development of canning, and foods common in different regions"--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Drinking customs--History--West (U.S.)--19th century.<br/>Food habits--History--West (U.S.)--19th century.<br/>Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)<br/>Cooking, American--Western style--History.<br/>Overland journeys to the Pacific.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>West (U.S.)--Social life and customs--19th century.<br/>West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration.<br/>United States--Territorial expansion.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GT2853.U5  / H67 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>641.5978