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Sir Seretse Khama, the first President of Botswana and heir to the kingship of the Bangwato people, brought independence and prosperity to his nation after colonial rule. But for six long years from 1950, Seretse had been forced into exile in England, banned from his own country. His crime?

Product Description: Vanished mothers and sisters who live through their mellifluous names--Johanne, Krista. . . .these are the women invoked in Susan Williams' poetry. To allow them to die would be to betray them, the rich, perverse complexity of their lives which cannot be subdued. --Susan Welch

This volume is indispensable for understanding this period in American history and the consumer culture today, through its survey of inventions and new technology, the beginnings of classic American food brands, regional foodways, and diet fads. Annotation. The period from the 1820s to 1890 was one of invention, new trends, and growth in the American food culture. Inventions included the potato chip and Coca-Cola. Patents were taken out for the tin can, canning jars, and condensed milk. Vegetarianism waspromulgated. Factories and mills such as Pillsbury came into being, as did Quaker Oats and other icons of American food. This volume describes the beginnings of many familiar mainstays of our daily life and consumer culture. It chronicles the shift from farming to agribusiness. Cookbooks proliferated and readers will trace the modernization of cooking, from the hearth to the stove, and the availability of refrigeration. Regional foodways are covered, as are how various classes ate at home or away. A final chapter covers the diet fads, which were similar to those being touted today.

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Examines the language, social life, religion, culture, and warfare of the ancient Greeks

Reviews the life and work of the American writer whose 'Grapes of Wrath' portrayed farmers during the Depression and won him a Pulitzer and a Nobel Prize.