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Title

• The Warmest Room in the House

Author

• Steven Gdula

Publisher

• Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The Warmest Room in the House

How the Kitchen Became the Heart of the Twentieth-Century American Home

Overview

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Thomas Jefferson once wrote that if you really want to understand the workings of a society, you have to “look into their kettles” and “eat their bread.” Steve Gdula gives us a view of American culture from the most popular room in the house: the kitchen. Examining the relationship between trends and innovations in the kitchen and the cultural attitudes beyond its four walls, Gdula creates a lively portrait of American domestic life.

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