The Vegetarian Crusade The Rise of an American Reform Movement, 1817-1921 |
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| Author:
| Shprintzen, Adam D. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-2652-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2015 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.50 |
Book Description:
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Vegetarianism has been practiced in the US since the country's founding, yet the early years of the movement have been woefully understudied. From Bible Christians to Grahamites, the American Vegetarian Society to the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Adam P. 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.
Vegetarianism has been practiced in the US since the country's founding, yet the early years of the movement have been woefully understudied. From Bible Christians to Grahamites, the American Vegetarian Society to the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Adam P. 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.