Starving the South: How the North Won the Civil War (Hardcover) by Professor Andrew F Smith

from JBD1

This might have been a fascinating account of the Civil War from a culinary/food history standpoint, but Smith broke it up into so many tiny pieces (each chapter contains multiple very short sections) that there wasn't any chance at all for a narrative to develop. That, combined with the very fre...

from busterrll

100's of factoids about food, distribution and the American Civil War. A "jumpy" book skittering from one fact to another without a sense of continuity. Many facts duplicated. Also does not delve into much detail, making the reader wanting more than just a paragraph or two.

from JBD1

This might have been a fascinating account of the Civil War from a culinary/food history standpoint, but Smith broke it up into so many tiny pieces (each chapter contains multiple very short sections) that there wasn't any chance at all for a narrative to develop. That, combined with the very fre...