Food in the United States 1890-1945

No American history or food collection is complete without this lively insight into the radical changes in daily life from the Gilded Age to World War II as reflected in foodways.From the Gilded Age to the end of World War II what where when and how Americans ate all changed radically. Migration to urban areas took people away from their personal connection to food sources. Immigration primarily from Europe and political influence of the Caribbean Latin America and the Pacific brought us new ingredients cuisines and foodways. Technological breakthroughs engendered the widespread availability of refrigeration as well as faster cooking times. The invention of the automobile augured the introduction of road food and the growth of commercial transportation meant that a wider assortment of foods was available year round. Major food crises occurred during the Depression and two world wars. Food in the United States 1890-1945 documents these changes taking students and general readers through the period to explain what our foodways say about our society. This intriguing narrative is enlivened with numerous period anecdotes that bring America history alive through food history.