Restaurant republic : the rise of public dining in Boston / Kelly Erby.

"Before the 1820s, the vast majority of Americans ate only at home. As the nation began to urbanize and industrialize, home and work became increasingly divided, resulting in new forms of commercial dining. In this fascinating book, Kelly Erby explores the evolution of such eating alternatives in Bo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erby, Kelly (Author)
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, MN : University Of Minnesota Press, [2016]
Series:A quadrant book
Subjects:
Restaurants > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 19th century.
Dinners and dining > Social aspects > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 19th century.
Food habits > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 19th century.
Boston (Mass.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
HISTORY > Social History.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Dinners and dining > Social aspects.
Food habits.
Restaurants.
Social conditions.
Massachusetts > Boston.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xxiii, 151 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Format: Book

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