{"product_id":"drive-thru-dreams-a-journey-through-the-heart-of-americas-fast-food-kingdom-9781250090744","title":"Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through the Heart of America's Fast-Food Kingdom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is a book to savor, especially if you're a fast-food fan.\"--\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fun, argumentative, and frequently surprising pop history of American fast food will thrill and educate food lovers of all speeds.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost any honest person can own up to harboring at least one fast-food guilty pleasure. In \u003ci\u003eDrive-Thru Dreams, \u003c\/i\u003e Adam Chandler explores the inseparable link between fast food and American life for the past century. The dark underbelly of the industry's largest players has long been scrutinized and gutted, characterized as impersonal, greedy, corporate, and worse. But, in unexpected ways, fast food is also deeply personal and emblematic of a larger than life image of America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith wit and nuance, Chandler reveals the complexities of this industry through heartfelt anecdotes and fascinating trivia as well as interviews with fans, executives, and workers. He traces the industry from its roots in Wichita, where White Castle became the first fast food chain in 1921 and successfully branded the hamburger as the official all-American meal, to a teenager's 2017 plea for a year's supply of Wendy's chicken nuggets, which united the internet to generate the most viral tweet of all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrive-Thru Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e by Adam Chandler tells an intimate and contemporary story of America--its humble beginning, its innovations and failures, its international charisma, and its regional identities--through its beloved roadside fare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250090744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Adam Chandler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40085188214965,"sku":"9781250090744","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ee326404-31c3-4322-86e5-dbb9e5b24486.jpg?v=1621899532","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/drive-thru-dreams-a-journey-through-the-heart-of-americas-fast-food-kingdom-9781250090744","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}