Have you ever wondered, "What foods did the Pilgrims eat at the first Thanksgiving feast?"Hunting for an authentic Thanksgiving--an adventurous, fascinating examination of America's quintessential holiday and the food surrounding it.History's greatest journey's often begin with a question. What's on the other side of the mountain? What's across the sea? What did the Pilgrims and Indians eat at the first Thanksgiving feast? Was it turkey, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie? Writer, journalist, and outdoor hobbyist Kiara Ashanti wondered what the truth was and decided to find out. America's First Feast is a narrative tale of Ashanti's journey as he tries to hunt, grow, and cook all the original foods eaten by the Pilgrims and Indians. But beyond that it is a story that lays out the many ways Thanksgiving has shaped American culture, family gatherings, and love.Ashanti takes us into mosquito infested woods, the swamps of Florida, and the flats of city gardening in his quest to get it right. Along the way he ropes a dozen friends into the project only to face obstacles to the goal when friends discover half the beloved foods of modern America were not on the menu--and balk at their absence. Ashanti's exuberance, and descriptive first person storytelling adroitly conveys the work, twist and turns in his quest to provide a perfect first feast for friends and family. Full of surprises, and humor America's First Feast is the perfect guide for anyone that enjoys hunting, gardening, or American food history. More than that it contains surprising lessons he learned about family, friends, and then things Americans should be thankful for every day.

This is a gorgeous tale of one man's adventure to fulfill the re-creation of the first Thanksgiving meal. An engaging read with a load of fun facts and history imparted within the story of his journey - from the hunting, foraging, and gathering to his ability to bring together friends around his historical Thanksgiving table. But beyond that, it is a story that lays out the many ways Thanksgiving has shaped American culture, family gatherings, and love. This book is full of surprises, and humor, which is the perfect guide for anyone that enjoys hunting, gardening, or American food history. More than that it contains surprising lessons he learned about family, friends, and then things Americans should be thankful for every day.

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In this innovative history, Paige Raibmon examines the political ramifications of ideas about “real Indians.” Focusing on the Northwest Coast in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth, she describes how government officials, missionaries, anthropologists, reformers, settlers, and tourists developed definitions of Indian authenticity based on such binaries as Indian versus White, traditional versus modern, and uncivilized versus civilized. They recognized as authentic only those expressions of “Indianness” that conformed to their limited definitions and reflected their sense of colonial legitimacy and racial superiority. Raibmon shows that Whites and Aboriginals were collaborators—albeit unequal ones—in the politics of authenticity. Non-Aboriginal people employed definitions of Indian culture that limited Aboriginal claims to resources, land, and sovereignty, while Aboriginals utilized those same definitions to access the social, political, and economic means necessary for their survival under colonialism. Drawing on research in newspapers, magazines, agency and missionary records, memoirs, and diaries, Raibmon combines cultural and labor history. She looks at three historical episodes: the participation of a group of Kwakwaka’wakw from Vancouver in the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago; the work of migrant Aboriginal laborers in the hop fields of Puget Sound; and the legal efforts of Tlingit artist Rudolph Walton to have his mixed-race step-children admitted to the white public school in Sitka, Alaska. Together these episodes reveal the consequences of outsiders’ attempts to define authentic Aboriginal culture. Raibmon argues that Aboriginal culture is much more than the reproduction of rituals; it also lies in the means by which Aboriginal people generate new and meaningful ways of identifying their place in a changing modern environment.

Now available in paperback, Saveur Cooks Authentic American is filled with heart-warming stories about real people, delicious food, and authentic recipes. Culled from the pages of Saveur magazine, these 175 recipes and more than 300 color photographs take readers across America in search of good food. From Old World Italian cooking in San Francisco's North Beach to succulent spit-roasted lamb at a Greek Orthodox Easter in New York, this is American cuisine in all its diverse flavors. Featuring the outstanding food writing, step-by-step recipes, how-to sidebars, and luscious on-site photography that have made the magazine an award-winning success, Saveur Cooks Authentic American is a fascinating gastronomic journey.