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Eating the Past: Washington D.C. - White House cooking

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While the recipes are not particularly centered in the region or in high society in D.C., there are a lot of seafood dished and things that one might have seen on a Washington D.C. dinner table. And, as the author notes on the title page, the book contains 'facts worth knowing'!

Tammy Proctor is a specialist in European history, gender, war, and youth. Dr. Proctor has written about Scouting, women spies and the way war affects the lives of ordinary people. Currently she is writing a book on American food relief to Europe during and after World War I. She has worked at Utah State University since 2013 and is a native of Kansas City, Missouri.