Modern Food, Moral Food

“Veit has delved deeply into the archives on this topic, emerging with one of the best works of its kind. It may well be the ‘crossover’ book that many food scholars have tried to write for the last few years.” — Journal of Interdisciplinary History

“It’s not surprising to learn that food is tangled with perceptions of race, class, health, and patriotism. What is surprising is that Helen Zoe Veit has found the source of our current perceptions in the turn-of-the-century Progressive era.” — Appetite for Books

“Proof that food history is a serious academic discipline that can stand alone or interweave with women’s studies, ethnic studies, sociology, economics, or health sciences. Highly recommended. All academic and large public library collections.” — CHOICE

“An insightful and very well written history of America in the Progressive Era through the lenses of food and eating.” — H-Soz-u-Kult

“[Makes] important — and distinct — contributions to both American studies and food studies.” — Journal of American Studies

“Veit succeeds in illuminating the changes in Americans’ relationship with food in the early twentieth century and also provides the foundation for further inquiry on the topic.” — H-Net

“Original and sharp. Grounded in a rich documentary record and gracefully written, the book provides skillful interpretation and is enjoyable to read.” — Journal of Southern History

“Reveals many of the surprising ways in which changing food practices influenced the broader culture. . . . Full of fascinating history.” — Hedgehog Review

“Will encourage a new direction in the discourse of food, modernism, acculturation and progressive reform.” — Journal of Social History

“A valuable contribution to the discipline of food studies and stylistically accessible to nonacademic readers.” — Journal of American History