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| The Hamburger: A History (Icons of America) | 
 enlarge | Author: Josh Ozersky
Publisher: Yale University Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 48643
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0300117582
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.84
EAN: 9780300117585
ASIN: 0300117582
Publication Date: April 22, 2008
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Part Food History, Part Corporate Expansion and Part Sociology June 23, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The history of the hamburger would seem to be a relatively mundane and fairly well known issue. If you thought that, as I did, you would be very mistaken. The history of the hamburger is much more complicated than simply the invention and selling of meat on a bun.
The author starts the book by debunking most of the current myths about how and who invented the hamburger. And, the author uses pretty strict criteria for what a hamburger is and is not. He puts to rest the claims of many of the people who claim to be the originator and comes up with a plausible explanation of how the burger was actually invented.
From that point, the author looks at the social implications, as well as the corporate structure that made the hamburger what it is today. How did McD's get started and how did a lowly piece of meat create one of today's largest corporations? You'll just have to read the book to find out. What happened to the company that started it all? And, no, that would not be McD.
The book, while relatively short, is well written and very readable. I enjoyed learning about the sides of the hamburger that I never knew existed.
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