Edible Secrets: A Food Tour of Classified U.S. History (World Around Us) (Paperback)
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Description
What do top-secret CIA assassination plots, Black Panther arrests, and Reaganomics have in common? Food, of course Michael Hoerger and Mia Partlow collect, contextualize and graphically narrate declassified government documents with food as a theme Over 500,000 declassified memos, debriefings and transcripts were combed to uncover some of the most important and iconic people and narratives from US history. Providing a voyeuristic insight into the US government, these documents are like reality TV for politicos and foodies: Assassinations by milkshake, subliminal popcorn cravings, Reagan's love of hydroponics, and what could be Fred Hampton's most radical action--giving ice cream to small children. Illustrated throughout by Nate Powell.
About the Author
Michael Hoerger is a freelance graphic designer and independent researcher. Mia Partlow is a writer who works in radio. They are the authors of" The Curious Case of the Communist Jell-o Box" and live in Bloomington, Indiana.Nate Powell is a "New York Times" best-selling graphic novelist born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1978. He is an Eisner winner for best graphic novel and finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His work includes the critically acclaimed "March, Any Empire, Swallow Me Whole, The Year of the Beasts, The Silence of Our Friends, and Sounds of Your Name." Powell appeared at the United Nations in 2011, discussing his contribution to the fundraising fiction anthology "What You Wish For: A Book For Darfur" alongside some of the world's foremost writers of young adult fiction. He managed DIY punk record label Harlan Records for 16 years, and has performed in the bands Universe, Divorce Chord, Soophie Nun Squad, Wait, and Boomfancy. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.