Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-219) and index.
Contents
Prologue: The Bake -- Sect. 1. The New England Clambake: A History. 1. Early Evidence. 2. The Politics of Feasting. 3. Leisure and Industry -- Sect. 2. The Allen's Neck Bake: An Ethnography. 4. A Portrait of Allen's Neck. 5. One Hundred Years of Clambaking. 6. How They Do It at Allen's Neck -- Sect. 3. Clambakes and Meaning. 7. Food, Ritual, and Festivity. 8. Concluding Thoughts: Clam Juice and Melted Butter.