Barbecue: The History of an American InstitutionThe history of barbecue in the United States has until now remained virtually untold. Barbecue has a long, rich history—a history that could be found only through scattered references in old letters, journals, newspapers, diaries, and travel narratives until this book was written. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
1 Barbecue in Colonial America | 5 |
2 Barbecue and the Early Republic | 24 |
3 The Barbecue Comes of Age | 54 |
4 Barbecue and the Civil War | 82 |
5 Barbecue Reconstruction and the Gilded Age | 98 |
6 The Rise of Barbecue Restaurants | 126 |
7 Barbecue Finds the Backyard | 177 |
8 The Golden Age of Barbecue | 194 |
9 The Deciline anbd Rebirth of American Barbecue | 217 |
Notes | 243 |
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