Evan Fraser: 2 books
Empires of Food
Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
We are what we eat: this aphorism contains a profound truth about civilization, one that has played out on the world historical stage over many millennia of human endeavor.
Using the colorful diaries of a sixteenth-century merchant as a narrative guide, Empires of Food vividly chronicles the...
Beef
The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, and Muscle Shaped the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
The cow. The most industrious animal in the world. A beast central to human existence since time began, it has played a vital role in our history not only as a source of food, but also as a means of labor, an economic resource, an inspiration for art, and even as a religious icon. Prehistoric people...