Ever wondered how “factory farms” came to be, why chicken nuggets were invented, or where the idea of feeding hormones and antibiotics to livestock came from in the first place?The Price of Plenty offers answers that may surprise you, in a compulsively readable and distinctly American tale of abundance, invention, and exceptionalism.Historian Maureen Ogle unfolds the good, the bad, and the ugly behind the nation’s meat-making infrastructure, from colonial cattle wa...

Ever wondered how "factory farms" came to be, why chicken nuggets were invented, or where the idea of feeding hormones and antibiotics to livestock came from in the first place?The Price of Plenty offers answers that may surprise you, in a compulsively readable and distinctly American tale of abundance, invention, and exceptionalism.Historian Maureen Ogle unfolds the good, the bad, and the ugly behind the nation's meat-making infrastructure, from colonial cattle wa...

"Ogle captures this island city in all its quirky charm. Her story breezes along in typical Key West fashion--full of gossip and humor, with the jolt of a good cup of Cuban coffee."--Lee Irby, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg Parrotheads, Hemingway aficionados, and sun worshipers view Key West as a tropical paradise, and scores of writers have set tales of mystery and romance on the island. The city's real story--told by Maureen Ogle in this lively and engaging illustrated accou...

AMBITIOUS BREW is the story of how beer became American. In the mid-nineteenth century, a wave of German immigrants, dismayed by Americans' penchant for whiskey and drunkenness, re-created their beloved, old-world bier culture. Fifty years later, the American-style lager beer they invented was the nation's most popular beverage---and brewing was the nation's fifth-largest industry, ruled by titans Frederick Pabst and Adolphus Busch. But brewers' ambitions collided with Americans' continued...

Ever wondered how “factory farms” came to be, why chicken nuggets were invented, or where the idea of feeding hormones and antibiotics to livestock came from in the first place?The Price of Plenty offers answers that may surprise you, in a compulsively readable and distinctly American tale of abundance, invention, and exceptionalism.Historian Maureen Ogle unfolds the good, the bad, and the ugly behind the nation’s meat-making infrastructure, from colonial cattle wars to the...