Torrent details for "Bound to the Fire by Kelley Fanto Deetz EPUB"    Log in to bookmark

wide
Torrent details
Cover
Download
Torrent rating (0 rated)
Controls:
Category:
Language:
English English
Total Size:
1.61 MB
Info Hash:
9c61150e9391b6c8dc1d85439b1bdd0812346eae
Added By:
Added:  
18-04-2020 13:31
Views:
538
Health:
Seeds:
0
Leechers:
0
Completed:
91
wide




Description
wide
xx

Bound to the Fire by Kelley Fanto Deetz EPUB

Kelley Fanto Deetz draws upon archaeological evidence, cookbooks, plantation records, and folklore to present a nuanced study of the lives of enslaved plantation cooks from colonial times through emancipation and beyond. She reveals how these men and women were literally "bound to the fire" as they lived and worked in the sweltering, and often fetid, conditions of plantation house kitchens. These highly skilled cooks drew upon skills and ingredients brought with them from their African homelands to create complex, labor-intensive dishes such as oyster stew, gumbo, and fried fish. However, their white owners overwhelmingly received the credit for their creations.

Focusing on enslaved cooks at Virginia plantations including Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and George Washington's Mount Vernon, Deetz restores these forgotten figures to their rightful place in American and Southern history.

"A lively and insightful account of a still-largely-unfamiliar aspect of the history of American slavery." (Publishers Weekly)

"A great service of expanding the literature connecting African and African American foodways with those with which we are familiar." (H-Net Reviews)

"A fascinating account, illustrative of the invisibility of individuals whose work was central to the public performance of plantation culture." (Choice)

xx

  User comments    Sort newest first

No comments have been posted yet.



Post anonymous comment
  • Comments need intelligible text (not only emojis or meaningless drivel).
  • No upload requests, visit the forum or message the uploader for this.
  • Use common sense and try to stay on topic.

  • :) :( :D :P :-) B) 8o :? 8) ;) :-* :-( :| O:-D Party Pirates Yuk Facepalm :-@ :o) Pacman Shit Alien eyes Ass Warn Help Bad Love Joystick Boom Eggplant Floppy TV Ghost Note Msg


    CAPTCHA Image 

    Anonymous comments have a moderation delay and show up after 15 minutes