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Six Thousand Years of Bread

Its Holy and Unholy History

Six Thousand Years of Bread( )
Author: Jacob, H. E.
Translator: Winston, Clara
Winston, Richard
Foreword by: Reinhart, Peter
ISBN:978-1-60239-124-6
Publication Date:Nov 2007
Publisher:Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $14.95
Book Description:

From ancient Egypt to modern times, bread has been essential, for survival. This work takes you through its history, examining its role in politics, religion and technology, and answers questions such as how bread caused Napoleon's defeat. It also describes the authors experiences subsisting on bread made of sawdust in a Nazi concentration camp.

"In a colossal epic tale, Mr. Jacob has sketched world history--its folkways, its religion, its superstition, and its plagues, all...
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Book Details
Pages:416
Detailed Subjects: Cooking / Courses & Dishes / Bread
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 5.9 Inches
Book Weight:0.845 Pounds



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