In this Book
- Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: Heartland Foodways
summary
Food historian Cynthia Clampitt pens the epic story of what happened when Mesoamerican farmers bred a nondescript grass into a staff of life so prolific, so protean, that it represents nothing less than one of humankind's greatest achievements. Blending history with expert reportage, she traces the disparate threads that have woven corn into the fabric of our diet, politics, economy, science, and cuisine. At the same time she explores its future as a source of energy and the foundation of seemingly limitless green technologies. The result is a bourbon-to-biofuels portrait of the astonishing plant that sustains the world.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-4
- 5. Sow, Hoe, and Harvest
- pp. 49-74
- 6. From Field to Table
- pp. 75-91
- 7. Hooves, Feathers, and Invisible Corn
- pp. 92-110
- 8. Popcorn: America’s Snack
- pp. 111-122
- 9. Transformations
- pp. 123-134
- 10. Embracing Change—and Questioning Change
- pp. 135-158
- 11. Celebrating Corn
- pp. 159-172
- 13. Living with Corn: Early 1900s to Present
- pp. 187-203
- 14. Eating Corn: Recipes and Histories
- pp. 204-223
- Buying Cornmeal
- pp. 238-240
- Sources and Bibliography
- pp. 267-274
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252096877
Related ISBN(s)
9780252038914, 9780252080579
MARC Record
OCLC
901275228
Pages
304
Launched on MUSE
2015-02-13
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2015