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Author Murray, Sarah (Sarah Elizabeth)

Title Moveable feasts : from ancient Rome to the 21st century, the incredible journeys of the food we eat / Sarah Murray.

Publication Info. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2007.
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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  381.41 MURRAY    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  382 MURRAY, SARAH    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xiii, 256 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-241) and index.
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.
Subject Food -- Transportation -- History.
Food industry and trade -- History.
Produce trade -- History.
Food supply -- History.
ISBN 9780312355357
0312355351
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