White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf by Aaron Bobrow-Strain

White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf

Aaron Bobrow-Strain

257 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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How did white bread, once an icon of American progress, become “white trash”? In this lively history of bakers, dietary crusaders, and social reformers, Aaron Bobrow-Strain shows us that what we think about the humble, puffy loaf says a lot about ...

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