{"product_id":"sweet-land-of-liberty-a-history-of-america-in-11-pies-paperback","title":"Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRossi Anastopoulo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delicious and delightful narrative history of pie in America, from the colonial era through the civil rights movement and beyond.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With corresponding recipes for each chapter and sidebars of quirky facts throughout, this book--winner of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Award for Best Literary or Historical Food Writing--​is an entertaining, informative, and utterly charming food history for bakers, dessert lovers, and history aficionados alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ultimately, the story of pie is the story of America itself, and it's time to dig in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the pumpkin pie gracing the Thanksgiving table to the apple pie at the Fourth of July picnic, nearly every American shares a certain nostalgia for a simple circle of crust and filling. But America's history with pie has not always been so sweet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After all, it was a slice of cherry pie at the Woolworth's lunch counter on a cool February afternoon that helped to spark the Greensboro sit-ins and ignited a wave of anti-segregation protests across the South during the civil rights movement. Molasses pie, meanwhile, captures the legacies of racial trauma and oppression passed down from America's history of slavery, and Jell-O pie exemplifies the pressures and contradictions of gender roles in an evolving modern society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We all know the warm comfort of the so-called \"All-American\" apple pie . . . but just how did pie become the symbol of a nation? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning food writer Rossi Anastopoulo cracks open our relationship to pie with wit and good humor. For centuries, pie has been a malleable icon, co-opted for new social and political purposes. Anastopoulo traces the pies woven into our history, following the evolution of our country across centuries of innovation and change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes Illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRossi Anastopoulo\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTaste\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaveur\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFood52\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBon Appetit\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEaten Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2019, she was the recipient of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Award for Narrative Food Writing for her piece on the bean pie and the Nation of Islam. She works as the blog editor for King Arthur Baking Company, and is based in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52805088575855,"sku":"9781419754883","price":15.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/0180\/5167\/files\/owHF5r4wct9781419754883.webp?v=1775002963","url":"https:\/\/foundationsusallc.org\/products\/sweet-land-of-liberty-a-history-of-america-in-11-pies-paperback","provider":"Foundations USA LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}