A Taste for War: The Culinary History of the Blue and the Gray

Mech: Stackpole Books, 2003. First edition. First Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good. Pencil erasure residue on t-p. Previous owners embossed stamps on t-p.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xiv, 226 p. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. From Wikipedia: "William Charles Davis (born 1946) is professor of history at Virginia Tech and Director of Programs at that school's Virginia Center for Civil War Studies. Davis has twice been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He has written more than 40 books on the War and other aspects of early Southern U.S. history. He is the only three-time winner of the Jefferson Davis Prize for Confederate history and was awarded the Jules F. Landry Award for Southern history. Davis earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts (History, 1969) degrees from Sonoma State University. For many years he was editor and publisher of Civil War Times Illustrated. Davis's expertise on Southern history has made him a valued consultant. He was awarded the Sonoma State University Distinguished Alumni Award in 1993. He is a past president of the National Historical Society. Davis is a professor at Virginia Tech, and serves as director of programs for the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies."