The Vegetarian Crusade The Rise of an American Reform Movement, 1817-1921 |
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| Author:
| Shprintzen, Adam D. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-0891-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $42.00 |
Book Description:
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Vegetarianism has been practiced in the United States since the country's founding, yet the early years of the movement have been woefully misunderstood and understudied. In his lively history of early American vegetarianism and social reform, Adam D. Shprintzen chronicles the expansion and acceptance of vegetarianism in mainstream society. From Bible Christians to Grahamites, the American Vegetarian Society to the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Shprintzen explores the diverse proponents of...
More DescriptionVegetarianism has been practiced in the United States since the country's founding, yet the early years of the movement have been woefully misunderstood and understudied. In his lively history of early American vegetarianism and social reform, Adam D. Shprintzen chronicles the expansion and acceptance of vegetarianism in mainstream society. From Bible Christians to Grahamites, the American Vegetarian Society to the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Shprintzen explores the diverse proponents of reform-motivated vegetarianism and explains how each of these groups used diet as a response to changing social and political conditions.