Six Thousand Years of Bread: Its Holy and Unholy History

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Six Thousand Years of Bread: Its Holy and Unholy History
Authors and Contributors      By (author) H. E. Jacob
Translated by Clara Winston
Translated by Richard Winston
Foreword by Peter Reinhart
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:416
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreCakes, baking, icing and sugarcraft
ISBN/Barcode 9781602391246
ClassificationsDewey:641.815
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Skyhorse Publishing
Imprint Skyhorse Publishing
Publication Date 6 December 2007
Publication Country United States

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 in terms of bread." - Wall Street Journal

Author Biography

H. E. Jacob wrote some forty books during his prolific career, including biographies, poetry, dramas, and histories. After fleeing Nazi-occupied Germany, he moved to New York and gained American citizenship. In the early fifties he returned to Germany, where he died in 1967. Peter Reinhart is the author of many award-winning books on bread and culture, including The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread and Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor. He is a baking instructor at Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte, North Carolina.