The Fulton Fish Market

Jonathan H. Rees

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Language: English

Published by Columbia University Press, US, 2022

0231202563 / 9780231202565

Series: Book 51 of 57 - Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History

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The Fulton Fish Market stands out as an iconic New York institution. At first a neighborhood retail market for many different kinds of food, it became the nation's largest fish and seafood wholesaling center by the late nineteenth century. Waves of immigrants worked at the Fulton Fish Market and then introduced the rest of the city to their seafood traditions. In popular culture, the market-celebrated by Joseph Mitchell in The New Yorker-conjures up images of the bustling East River waterfront, late-night fishmongering, organized crime, and a vanished working-class New York.This book is a lively and comprehensive history of the Fulton Fish Market, from its founding in 1822 through its move to the Bronx in 2005. Jonathan H. Rees explores the market's workings and significance, tracing the transportation, retailing, and consumption of fish. He tells the stories of the people and institutions that depended on the Fulton Fish Market-including fishermen, retail stores, restaurants, and chefs-and shows how the market affected what customers in New York and around the country ate. Rees examines transformations in food provisioning systems through the lens of a vital distribution point, arguing that the market's wholesale dealers were innovative businessmen who adapted to technological change in a dynamic industry. He also explains how changes in the urban landscape and economy affected the history of the market and the surrounding neighborhood.Bringing together economic, technological, urban, culinary, and environmental history, this book demonstrates how the Fulton Fish Market shaped American cuisine, commerce, and culture.…

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Title
The Fulton Fish Market
Author
Jonathan H. Rees
Publisher
Columbia University Press, US
Publication year
2022
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New
Binding
Hardback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0231202563
ISBN 13
9780231202565
Series
Book 51 of 57: Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History

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