- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: Yale University Press (13 May 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0300117582
- ISBN-13: 978-0300117585
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.2 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 436,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Ozersky has a hyperbolic style, which helps his book zip along like a well-oiled drive-thru... There is plenty to relish.' --Bee Wilson, Sunday Times, 1st June 2008
'...a tribute to mom, freedom and the American way... [this book is] much more enjoyable than a Big Mac.' --Lucy Knox, Tribune, June 6, 2008
'...a tribute to mom, freedom and the American way... [this book is] much more enjoyable than a Big Mac.' --Lucy Knox, Tribune, June 6, 2008
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'...the ultimate history of this iconic yet humble meal... amusing and beautifully researched... Ozersky enlightens us...what a treat.'
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I think the title of my review says it all. There is just too much highfalutin language used in this book when describing the humble hamburger. This book is more about the author than the subject, he is conscious of his own limitations throughout and so what comes out in the book is a mish mash of well researched material but unfortunately not personally presented by the author in a way that makes tho whole piece cohesive. Some interesting info but possibly too much focus on societal changes in America and feels like an undergraduate sociology dissertation.
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Part Food History, Part Corporate Expansion and Part Sociology
23 Jun 2008
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The history of the hamburger would seem to be a relatively mundane and fairly well known issue. If you thought that, as I did, you would be very mistaken. The history of the hamburger is much more complicated than simply the invention and selling of meat on a bun.
The author starts the book by debunking most of the current myths about how and who invented the hamburger. And, the author uses pretty strict criteria for what a hamburger is and is not. He puts to rest the claims of many of the people who claim to be the originator and comes up with a plausible explanation of how the burger was actually invented.
From that point, the author looks at the social implications, as well as the corporate structure that made the hamburger what it is today. How did McD's get started and how did a lowly piece of meat create one of today's largest corporations? You'll just have to read the book to find out. What happened to the company that started it all? And, no, that would not be McD.
The book, while relatively short, is well written and very readable. I enjoyed learning about the sides of the hamburger that I never knew existed.
The author starts the book by debunking most of the current myths about how and who invented the hamburger. And, the author uses pretty strict criteria for what a hamburger is and is not. He puts to rest the claims of many of the people who claim to be the originator and comes up with a plausible explanation of how the burger was actually invented.
From that point, the author looks at the social implications, as well as the corporate structure that made the hamburger what it is today. How did McD's get started and how did a lowly piece of meat create one of today's largest corporations? You'll just have to read the book to find out. What happened to the company that started it all? And, no, that would not be McD.
The book, while relatively short, is well written and very readable. I enjoyed learning about the sides of the hamburger that I never knew existed.
0 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The Reason the Hamburger is an Americab Icon!
13 Sep 2009
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Revealing History into why the Hamburger has emerged as an American Icon in the last century.
0 of 5 people found the following review helpful
American dinery at its finest
29 May 2009
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you like hamburgers as I do this is a good history as to its growth of popularity.
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