{"product_id":"a-culinary-history-of-montgomery-county-maryland-9781467148658","title":"A Culinary History of Montgomery County, Maryland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMontgomery County's Agricultural Reserve, created in 1980, was a history-making decision that is a model for land preservation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMontgomery County's earliest residents, Native Americans, developed agricultural communities and used the shores of the Potomac as a trading spot. European settlers farmed tobacco, eventually collapsing the County's economy until the Quaker community returned fertility to the land. The C\u0026amp;O Canal was the nation's first significant infrastructure project and helped create links to national and international markets. In the 20th century, the Marriott chain developed contemporary, industrialized food that signaled a changing world. The Agricultural Reserve was intended to preserve the county's rural past in the face of rapid change. Along with farming, it also preserved history and foodways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaudia Kousoulas and Ellen Letourneau tell this agricultural history through food and recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467148658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Claudia Kousoulas, Ellen Letourneau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41993130311861,"sku":"9781467148658","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cd7b6da7-52f9-4ecb-8481-fad182d3f12c.jpg?v=1648523788","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-culinary-history-of-montgomery-county-maryland-9781467148658","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}