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The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat Industry
This work details the history of the grain trade as it was practiced in the United States up to the early 1900s.
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250 Meatless Menus and Recipes: To Meet the Requirements of People Under the Varying Conditions of Age, Climate and Work
When this book was originally published in 1910, there was not a great deal of writing about vegetarian diets. The Christians considered themselves dietary,…
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Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners: A Book of Recipes
This collection of recipes by Elizabeth O. Hiller was immensely popular in the early 1900s, as it was reprinted in conjunction with a variety…
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The Lindlahr Vegetarian Cook Book and A B C of Natural Dietetics
The Lindlahrs, Henry and Anna, wrote extensively of the merits of a vegetarian diet, and are considered to be the authors of “one of…
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Practical Carving
Practical Carving gives information on how to carve, prepare and dress up a wide variety of meats, like lamb, beef, veal and game. Thomas…
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The Art of Cookery: A Manual for Homes and Schools
by Emma P. Ewing Purchase Emma Pike Ewing was born on a farm in Broome County, New York. After marrying, she felt there was…
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Managing Challenges for the Flint Water Crisis
Edited by Toyna E. Thornton, Andrew D. Williams, Katherine M. Simon, Jennifer F. Sklarew Purchase The field of emergency and crisis management covers countless…
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The Peerless Cook Book: With Recipes for the Chafing Dish
by Mary J. Lincoln Purchase Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln was born on July 8, 1844 in South Attleboro, Massachusetts. At the mere age of…
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The Brockton Hospital Cook Book
by The Ladies Aid of the Brockton Hospital Purchase The Ladies Aid of the Brockton Hospital wrote this work in hopes of improving cuisine…
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A New Art of Brewing Beer, Ale, and Other Sorts of Liquors: So as to Render Them More Healthfull to the Body and Agreeable to Nature
by Thomas Tryon Purchase The young Horatio Alger heroes often sold newspapers or delivered telegrams, a reminder of how technology has moved on. Alger’s…
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Food: Fuel for the Human Engine: What to Buy, How to Cook It, How to Eat It
by Eugene Lyman Fisk M. D. Purchase through Amazon Eugene Lyman Fisk, M.D. was a lifelong New Yorker born in Brooklyn in 1867. He…
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Braxton’s Practical Cook Book: Prepared for Economy, Family and Hotel Use
by G. F. Braxton Purchase through Amazon George F. Braxton was a renowned chef, who, among other places, worked at The Algonquin Resort during…
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The Little Confectioner: 19th Century Candy and Cake
by H. Hueg Purchase through Amazon Herman Hueg wrote four books on confections and baking, including Ornamental Confectionery and the Art of Baking in All…
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Productive Bee-Keeping Modern Methods of Production and Marketing of Honey: Lippincott’s Farm Manuals
by Frank C. Pellett Purchase through Amazon Lippincott’s developed a series of manuals regarding agricultural production, including this volume on beekeeping. Among other things,…
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Old London Taverns: Historical, Descriptive, and Reminiscent
by Edward Callow Purchase through Amazon In February 1900, a journal review of Old London Taverns commented that the author was annoyed by mistakes…
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Poverty in America: Urban and Rural Inequality and Deprivation in the 21st Century
Max J. Skidmore Purchase through Amazon Poverty in America too often goes unnoticed, and disregarded. This perhaps results from America’s general level of prosperity…
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Signpost of Learning: King Bhumibol’s Pilot Projects on Sufficiency and Sustainability in Food and Food Production
by Frank W. Skilbeck and Keokam Kraisoraphong Purchase on Amazon Agriculture-related development projects in this publication, all initiated and nurtured by His Majesty King…
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Bohemian San Francisco: Its Restaurants and Their Most Famous Recipes
by Clarence E. Edwords Purchase on Amazon | Purchase on CreateSpace Clarence E. Edwords’ book is both a culinary history that remains a reference and…
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