James Beard: A Biography

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HarperCollins, 1993 - Biography & Autobiography - 357 pages
Beard was the first person to become a major food celebrity in this country, the first chef to take American food seriously at a time when French food was revered above all, and, more than any other individual, helped create the food industry as it is today. A portrait of a flamboyant, complex man and a social history of eating over the last century. Photographs.

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One 18821902
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Two 19031915
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