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White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf
White Bread A Social History of the StoreBought Loaf
Author: Aaron Bobrow-Strain
How did white bread, once an icon of American progress, become ?white trash?? In this lively history of bakers, dietary crusaders, and social reformers, Aaron Bobrow-Strain shows us that what we think about the humble, puffy loaf says a lot about who we are and what we want our society to look like. —   — White Bread teaches us that when Americans...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780807044780
ISBN-10: 0807044784
Publication Date: 2/12/2013
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Publisher: Beacon Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Could have been a fascinating book and covers some great territory, but weighed down by the authors pedantic, academic style.


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