Davis compiled an authoritative record of the conflicts cuisine, describing the menus of the camp commissaries and how selected dishes were prepared. Currently professor of history at virginia tech, william c. William davis writes prolifically on the civil war and has been an editor of american history illustrated and civil war times illustrated. Davis, one of the best and most prolific historians of the american civil war james m. Published by running press, the civil war cookbook combines historic photographs and reportage with handsome studio portraits of meals and kitchen accoutrements. His many writings include biographies of jefferson davis and john c. Every civil war buff will want to own this unique cookbook, which. As exemplified by samuel fiskes account, holiday meals were not always. The commanders of the civil war by william c davis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Click to read more about the civil war cookbook by william c. The title of this book is the civil war cookbook and it was written by william c. William c davis intertwines history and cuisine for a new insight into the lives of soldiers on the battlefield and their loved ones at home. Davis has twice been nominated for the pulitzer prize in history and is the only threetime winner of the jefferson davis award given for booklength works on confederate history. Jack davis has tried to answer that question in two books on what civil war soldiers ate and what they had to say about it.
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Civil war hardtack was easy to make, hard to stomach the. Davis 2003, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Davis has written over fifty books, most about the american civil war. He was also the chief consultant for the history channels civil war journal and is professor of history at virginia tech. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading.
Davis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Drawing on decades of writing and research among an unprecedented number of archives, ranging from the 800odd newspapers in operation during the war to the personal writings of more. William c davis presents recipes used during the american civil war, intertwining history and cuisine for insights into the lives of soldiers on the battlefield and their loved ones at home. Evocative photographs and illustrations reveal the hardships of life during the civil war and complement intriguing historical facts and authentic period recipes.
Soldiers of the civil war armies, many away from home and mothers and wives cooking for the first. William c davis books biography and list of works author of. Look away a history of the confederate states of america. Civil war soldiers mention eating turkey or wanting to eat turkey for holiday meals. Bean soup 12 pound uncooked navy beans 34 pound ham shank 1 cup diced potatoes uncooked 34 cup dried onion 3 large tomatoes, skinned and finely chopped salt and pepper 1 tablespoon parsley cover the beans with cold water and. Mcpherson, author of battle cry of freedom, offers a definitive portrait of the confederacy unlike any other. Specializing in the american civil war, davis has twice been nominated for a pulitzer prize for breckinridge. Davis shows us that for these soldiers the civil war was far removed from politics, from the great question of slavery, even from the movement of armies. How bout them apples from the archives civil war monitor.
He is the author of more than 40 books on civil war and southern history, including battle of bull run 0811702022, orphan brigade 081171182x, duel between first ironclads 0811705366, and look away. He has won the jefferson davis prize for southern history three times, the jules f. The receipts are not just for show they work, an have a taste of yesterday. He was a consultant on the blue and the gray television miniseries and the historical consultant on the history channels civil war journal. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Davis is a historian with 14 videos in the c span video library. Recipe adapted from the civil war cookbook by william c. A new directions in psychotherapy by william hudson ohanlon, michele weinerdavis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Every civil war buff will want to own this unique cookbook, which takes you right into the kitchens. Reference key and historical research sutler of fort scott. In 1864, jackmans christmas holiday was a little brighter.
History in pictures two centuries after the fact, were still feeling the repercussions of the war between the states. Specializing in the american civil war, davis has written more than 40 books on the american civil war and other aspects of early southern u. Davis has compiled an authoritative record of the conflicts cuisine, describing the menus of the camp commissaries and how selected dishes were prepared. Davis, the civil war cookbook philadelphia, clb pubishing, 1993, p. Davis takes a look at the state of the culinary arts and the science of nutrition in america at the time of the civil war. The civil war times illustrated photographic history of the civil war. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. Davis is a remarkable pictorial account of the era. If they were lucky enough to catch, forage, or receive a turkey, that glorious moment would come when the big bird on a platter landed at the head of the table or on the central cracker box table and it was time to digin. A series on the american civil war published by timelife books between 1983 and 1987.
The civil war cookbook is a highly visual and informative cookbook with a blend of recipes, full color images of prepared dishes, and a look into the lives of soldiers and civilians during the civil w 0. I got this recipe from the civil war cookbook by william c. Davis 4 editions first published in 1985 not in library. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Davis is director of programs for the virginia center for civil war studies and professor of history at virginia tech. I am glad there are authors that put out such works. War and peace and coffee looks at three american wars through the lens of coffee. Cwmi civil war musical instruments garofalo and elrod. The treacherous world of the corsairs of the gulf, and more on. William c davis civil war william c davis history channel. Mix 5 cups of flour to 1 cup of water containing a 12tablespoon of salt. Looking for a hearty meal to help fend off winters cold. A recipe for bean soup from the civil war cookbook by william c.
The second half of the book is full of recipes from the civil war era. Every civil war buff will want to own this unique cookbook, which takes you right into the kitchens of 19thcentury america. The culinary history of the blue and the gray, 2003, page 20. Receipts from the pages of godeys ladys book by lily may spaulding and john spaulding, editors. William c davis is the author of books such as three roads to the alamo. Davis is director of programs at the virginia center for civil war studies. As the war progressed and many items became scarce, cakes were often. Discount prices on books by william c davis, including titles like never too late for fitness volume 2. The fighting men of the civil war by william c davis alibris. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library.
Davis a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Even though the civil war is among the bestdocumented wars in world history, the story of the individual soldier is not well documented. William charles jack davis born 1946 is an american historian who was a professor of history at virginia tech and the former director of programs at that schools virginia center for civil war studies. William c davis books list of books by william c davis. A moving testament to the conflict that redefined the lines of color and kin in america, the civil war in photographs by historian william c. Lesson plan for civil war kitchen national park service. It is impossible to point to any other local issue but slavery and say that southerners would have seceded and fought over it. Each volume in the series was 176 pages in length, heavily illustrated and with pictorial essays on specific topics within each volume and came standard without a dust jacket.
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