Books written by James E. McWilliams
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American Pests: The Losing War on Insects from Colonial Times to DDT
Mooney, James. Myths of the Cherokee and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokee. Nashville, Tenn.: Elder, 1972. Muhlenberg, Henry Melchoir. The Notebook of a Colonial Clergyman, Condensed 262 Bibliography.
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A Revolution in Eating: How the Quest for Food Shaped America
Comment on “Families and Farms: Mentalité in Pre-industrial America,” by James A. Henretta [with a reply by Henretta]. William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd ser., 37, no. 4 (1980): 115–131. ———. “Urbanization and the Development of ...
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A Revolution in Eating: How the Quest for Food Shaped America
Invented in a London tavern in 1736 , sanger — a mixture of red wine and lemon water — appeared on a menu in a Salisbury , North Carolina , tavern only thirty years later . It seems safe to assume that it wasn't the only metropolitan ...
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American Pests: The Losing War on Insects from Colonial Times to DDT
Huckins and Carson were longtime friends, and in 1958 Huckins invited Carson to stay at her house the night before an airplane was scheduled to spray DDT across the city to control for mosquitoes— a common practice by then.
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Building the Bay Colony: Local Economy and Culture in Early Massachusetts
"Starting with the basics - the building of farms, fences, stables, roads, and bridges - McWilliams demonstrates through careful analyses of farmer and merchant account books how these small infrastructure improvements established the ...
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Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly
And farm-raised freshwater fish may soon be the most sustainable source of protein. Informative and surprising, Just Food tells us how to decide what to eat, and how our choices can help save the planet and feed the world.
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A Revolution in Eating: How the Quest for Food Shaped America
History of food in the United States.