Dining On Turtles

Dining On Turtles
Author: D. Kirkby
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2007-11-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230597300


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As gentlemen of the Royal Society in London sat down to their turtle dinner in 1793 they were participating in an historical event: an act simultaneously of fine dining and colonialism. Feasting and drinking, the communities in which they occurred, and larger themes of historical significance are explored here offering new insights into the past.


Dining On Turtles
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-11-13 - Publisher: Springer

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