The Food of a Younger Land 2009

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Uses long-forgotten WPA files archived in the Library of Congress to paint a detailed picture of Depression Era Americans through the food that they ate and the local traditions and customs they observed when preparing meals.

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• The Food of a Younger Land (2009)
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• Edible Stories (2010)
• Hank Greenberg (2013)
• Salt (2002)
• 1968 (2005)
• Ready for a Brand New Beat (2013)
• Cod (1998)
• Nonviolence (2008)
• What? (2011)