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Pie became politicized and racially charged

Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies by Rossi Anastopoulos

October 17, 2022 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Sweet Land of Liberty is a history with some recipes. As a lover of food and a lover of weird deep dives into history, this is definitely up my alley. I appreciated that Anastopoulos acknowledges the limitations of her hook, but really embraces it. Her chapters cover social movements, race relations, gender roles, industrialization of food, marketing, identity, and national mythology as those things play out through pie. It took me a few flip throughs and chapters to settle into what Rossi Anastopoulos is doing […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: advance reader copy, Rossi Anastopoulos, Sweet Land of Liberty. NetGalley

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:109 · Genres: Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: advance reader copy, Rossi Anastopoulos, Sweet Land of Liberty. NetGalley ·
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