The man who ate too much : the life of James Beard
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2020].
ISBN
9780393635713, 0393635716
Status
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | BIOGRAPHY BEARD JAMES | On Shelf |
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Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | BIO 641.5 BEARD J. | On Shelf |
Batavia Public Library District - Adult Biography | B Beard, James | On Shelf |
Bellwood Public Library - Stacks | 641.5092 BIR | On Shelf |
Bensenville Community Public Library District - Nonfiction | 641.5092 BEA | On Shelf |
Calumet City Public Library - Adult Biography | BIO BEARD | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2020].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 449 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780393635713, 0393635716
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-433) and index.
Description
"The definitive biography of America's best-known and least understood food personality, and the modern culinary landscape he shaped. After World War II, a newly affluent United States reached for its own gourmet culture, one at ease with the French international style of Escoffier, but also distinctly American. Enter James Beard, authority on cooking and eating, his larger-than-life presence and collection of whimsical bow ties synonymous with the nation's food for decades, even after his death in 1985. In the first biography of Beard in twenty-five years, acclaimed writer John Birdsall argues that Beard's struggles as a closeted gay man directly influenced his creation of an American cuisine. Starting in the 1920s, Beard escaped loneliness and banishment by traveling abroad to places where people ate for pleasure, not utility, and found acceptance at home by crafting an American ethos of food likewise built on passion and delight. Informed by never-before-tapped correspondence and lush with details of a golden age of home cooking, The Man Who Ate Too Much is a commanding portrait of a towering figure who still represents the best in food"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Birdsall, J. (2020). The man who ate too much: the life of James Beard (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Birdsall, John. 2020. The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Birdsall, John. The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard W.W. Norton & Company, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Birdsall, John. The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2020.
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