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Pumpkin The Curious History of an American Icon

Ott Cindy
Innbundet / 2012 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780295991955
Publisert
2012-12-01
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Washington Press
Vekt
612 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
336

Forfatter
Ott Cindy
Foreword by
Cronon William

Om bidragsyterne

Cindy Ott is assistant professor of American studies at Saint Louis University.

Pumpkin The Curious History of an American Icon

Ott Cindy
Innbundet / 2012 / Engelsk
Ott Cindy
Innbundet / 2012 / Engelsk
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"After smashing our illusions about the Pilgrims, Ott continues her pumpkin iconoclasm. . . . The pumpkin as symbol comes full circle."

- Nina C. Ayoub, The Chronicle of Higher Education

"Cindy Ott digs deeply and creatively in furrowing a few familiar and many elusive sources in this major contribution to American agricultural and sociocultural history."

- Michael Kammen, The Journal of American History

"If you’re interested in taking a deeper look into the rich history of pumpkins, you will enjoy Cindy Ott’s Pumpkin. . . It’s definitely worth a read. Next time you bake a homemade pumpkin pie, you can serve it with a slice of history as well."

- Tori Avey, The History Kitchen

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"There is much treasure to be mined from this engaging work of nonfiction, so carve out some reading time, and enjoy a pumpkin-tastic narrative."

- Jan Johnson, The Columbian

"Her analysis certainly leads to a deeper consideration of this simple vegetable and how it is that Americans may still consider the country a farming nation, although the number of farmers had declined dramatically. . ."

- Rae Katherine Eighmey, Minnesota History

"Cindy Ott presents a fascinating study of America's darling squash. . . . Her thorough investigation of the renowned autumn icon takes a detailed look into American social and agricultural history."

- Kelly Restuccia, OhRanger!

"Ott reexamines American history through the lens of the pumpkin. It is an undertaking that is both intellectual and fun."

- Garry Stephenson, Oregon Historical Quarterly

Why do so many Americans drive for miles each autumn to buy a vegetable that they are unlikely to eat? While most people around the world eat pumpkin throughout the year, North Americans reserve it for holiday pies and other desserts that celebrate the harvest season and the rural past. They decorate their houses with pumpkins every autumn and welcome Halloween trick-or-treaters with elaborately carved jack-o'-lanterns. Towns hold annual pumpkin festivals featuring giant pumpkins and carving contests, even though few have any historic ties to the crop.In this fascinating cultural and natural history, Cindy Ott tells the story of the pumpkin. Beginning with the myth of the first Thanksgiving, she shows how Americans have used the pumpkin to fulfull their desire to maintain connections to nature and to the family farm of lore, and, ironically, how small farms and rural communities have been revitalized in the process. And while the pumpkin has inspired American myths and traditions, the pumpkin itself has changed because of the ways people have perceived, valued, and used it. Pumpkin is a smart and lively study of the deep meanings hidden in common things and their power to make profound changes in the world around us.Visit the author's website for more information: http://www.pumpkincurioushistory.com/just-another-squash-12000-bce-to-1600.html
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A lively study of the deep meanings hidden in common things and their power to make profound changes in the world around us
Foreword | Not by Bread Alone / William CrononAcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. Corn, Beans, and Just Another Squash | 10,000 B.C.E. to 16002. “The Times Wherein Old Pompion Was a Saint” | From Pumpkin Beer to Pumpkin Pie, 1600 to 17993. Thoreau Sits on a Pumpkin | The Making of a Rural New England Icon, 1800 to 18604. “Wonderfully Grand and Colossal” | The Pumpkin and the Nation, 1861 to 18995. Jack-o’-Lantern Smiles | Americans Celebrate the Fall Harvest with Pumpkins, 1900 to 19456. Atlantic Giants to Jack-Be-Littles | The Changing Nature of Pumpkins, 1946 to the Present7. Pulling Up a Pig Sty to Put in a Pumpkin Patch | The Changing Nature of American Rural Economies, 1946 to the PresentNotes Bibliography Index
Les mer
"From the symbolism of pumpkins in classical and medieval mythology, to locavores and harvest festivals, Ott's paean to pumpkins is important, entertaining, and enlightening."
From the symbolism of pumpkins in classical and medieval mythology, to locavores and harvest festivals, Ott's paean to pumpkins is important, entertaining, and enlightening. -- Warren Belasco, author of Food, the Key Concepts An original, carefully researched, engagingly written, even playful and witty foray into the exploding field of food history by an up-and-coming star in the field. How appropriate that so delightful a vegetable has an equally delightful book to pay it tribute. -- William Cronon, from the Foreword
Les mer

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"After smashing our illusions about the Pilgrims, Ott continues her pumpkin iconoclasm. . . . The pumpkin as symbol comes full circle."

- Nina C. Ayoub, The Chronicle of Higher Education

"Cindy Ott digs deeply and creatively in furrowing a few familiar and many elusive sources in this major contribution to American agricultural and sociocultural history."

- Michael Kammen, The Journal of American History

"If you’re interested in taking a deeper look into the rich history of pumpkins, you will enjoy Cindy Ott’s Pumpkin. . . It’s definitely worth a read. Next time you bake a homemade pumpkin pie, you can serve it with a slice of history as well."

- Tori Avey, The History Kitchen

Se alle

"There is much treasure to be mined from this engaging work of nonfiction, so carve out some reading time, and enjoy a pumpkin-tastic narrative."

- Jan Johnson, The Columbian

"Her analysis certainly leads to a deeper consideration of this simple vegetable and how it is that Americans may still consider the country a farming nation, although the number of farmers had declined dramatically. . ."

- Rae Katherine Eighmey, Minnesota History

"Cindy Ott presents a fascinating study of America's darling squash. . . . Her thorough investigation of the renowned autumn icon takes a detailed look into American social and agricultural history."

- Kelly Restuccia, OhRanger!

"Ott reexamines American history through the lens of the pumpkin. It is an undertaking that is both intellectual and fun."

- Garry Stephenson, Oregon Historical Quarterly

Why do so many Americans drive for miles each autumn to buy a vegetable that they are unlikely to eat? While most people around the world eat pumpkin throughout the year, North Americans reserve it for holiday pies and other desserts that celebrate the harvest season and the rural past. They decorate their houses with pumpkins every autumn and welcome Halloween trick-or-treaters with elaborately carved jack-o'-lanterns. Towns hold annual pumpkin festivals featuring giant pumpkins and carving contests, even though few have any historic ties to the crop.In this fascinating cultural and natural history, Cindy Ott tells the story of the pumpkin. Beginning with the myth of the first Thanksgiving, she shows how Americans have used the pumpkin to fulfull their desire to maintain connections to nature and to the family farm of lore, and, ironically, how small farms and rural communities have been revitalized in the process. And while the pumpkin has inspired American myths and traditions, the pumpkin itself has changed because of the ways people have perceived, valued, and used it. Pumpkin is a smart and lively study of the deep meanings hidden in common things and their power to make profound changes in the world around us.Visit the author's website for more information: http://www.pumpkincurioushistory.com/just-another-squash-12000-bce-to-1600.html
Les mer
A lively study of the deep meanings hidden in common things and their power to make profound changes in the world around us
Foreword | Not by Bread Alone / William CrononAcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. Corn, Beans, and Just Another Squash | 10,000 B.C.E. to 16002. “The Times Wherein Old Pompion Was a Saint” | From Pumpkin Beer to Pumpkin Pie, 1600 to 17993. Thoreau Sits on a Pumpkin | The Making of a Rural New England Icon, 1800 to 18604. “Wonderfully Grand and Colossal” | The Pumpkin and the Nation, 1861 to 18995. Jack-o’-Lantern Smiles | Americans Celebrate the Fall Harvest with Pumpkins, 1900 to 19456. Atlantic Giants to Jack-Be-Littles | The Changing Nature of Pumpkins, 1946 to the Present7. Pulling Up a Pig Sty to Put in a Pumpkin Patch | The Changing Nature of American Rural Economies, 1946 to the PresentNotes Bibliography Index
Les mer
"From the symbolism of pumpkins in classical and medieval mythology, to locavores and harvest festivals, Ott's paean to pumpkins is important, entertaining, and enlightening."
From the symbolism of pumpkins in classical and medieval mythology, to locavores and harvest festivals, Ott's paean to pumpkins is important, entertaining, and enlightening. -- Warren Belasco, author of Food, the Key Concepts An original, carefully researched, engagingly written, even playful and witty foray into the exploding field of food history by an up-and-coming star in the field. How appropriate that so delightful a vegetable has an equally delightful book to pay it tribute. -- William Cronon, from the Foreword
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780295991955
Publisert
2012-12-01
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Washington Press
Vekt
612 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
336

Forfatter
Ott Cindy
Foreword by
Cronon William

Om bidragsyterne

Cindy Ott is assistant professor of American studies at Saint Louis University.

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