"Directions For Cooking By Troops, In Camp And Hospital Prepared For The Army Of Virginia, And Published By Order Of The Surgeon General, With Essays On \"Taking Food,\" And \"What Food.\" "

Language: English

Published by Alpha Edition Aug 2021, 2021

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Neuware - A concise, practical beacon from a bygone era: a handbook of sustenance and strategy for soldiers and carers alike. This work blends a clear, humane voice with the rigor of a field manual, offering a compact window into military cookery manual traditions, hospital provisioning practices, and the broader aims of Victorian health reform. It surveys troop feeding strategies, field kitchen operations, and the nourishment that underpinned both battlefield endurance and hospital care during the American Civil War era and nineteenth century Britain. More than a cookbook, it is a documentary of care, food policy, and medical reform. Its literary and historical significance is profound: a front-row seat to how war, medicine, and daily life intersected in nineteenth-century Britain and beyond, and a foundational text for civil war nursing classics, military medicine researchers, and historical cookbook enthusiasts alike. For casual readers, it reads with human warmth and practical detail; for classic-literature collectors, it offers a rare, historically grounded relic of medical reform and wartime logistics. Selling points: out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions; restored for today's and future generations; more than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. A faithful, affectionate reintroduction that honours its enduring relevance to military history, nutrition, and the art of care.…

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Title
"Directions For Cooking By Troops, In Camp And Hospital Prepared For The Army Of Virginia, And Published By Order Of The Surgeon General, With Essays On \"Taking Food,\" And \"What Food.\" "
Author
Florence Nightingale
Publisher
Alpha Edition Aug 2021
Publication year
2021
Condition
Neu
Binding
Taschenbuch
Language
English
ISBN 10
9354944787
ISBN 13
9789354944789
Item weight
50 grams
Dimensions
229x152x1 mm

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