{"product_id":"barbecue-9780817320652","title":"Barbecue","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents the definitive history of an iconic American food, with new chapters, sidebars, and updated historical accounts. \u003cem\u003eBarbecue\u003c\/em\u003e is the story not just of a dish but also of a social institution that helped shape many regional cultures of the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI thought the first edition of \u003ci\u003eBarbecue: The History of an American Institution\u003c\/i\u003e was the last word on the subject, but I was wrong. This revised edition is even better. The research that underlies every paragraph—almost every line—leaves me awed. This is a great history of barbecue, and actually a pretty good introduction to the history of America.\" —John Shelton Reed, author of \u003ci\u003eHoly Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface to the Second Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Barbecue in Colonial America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. 'Republican Plenty': Fourth of July and Campaign Barbecues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. The Barbecue Comes of Age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Barbecue and the Civil War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Barbecue, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. The Rise of Barbecue Restaurants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Barbecue Finds the Backyard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. The First Golden Age of Barbecue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. The Decline of American Barbecue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. The Rebirth of American Barbecue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038570840407,"sku":"9780817320652","price":26.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780817320652.jpg?v=1750940717","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/barbecue-9780817320652","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}