A Square Meal

A James Beard Foundation Book Award–winning study of how the Great Depression changed the way the United States eats. “With a dinner plate as their lens, the authors explore one of America’s darkest hours.” — Wall Street Journal The idea of America as a place of abundance is enshrined in our culture, from Jefferson’s agrarian democracy to the immensity of our supermarkets. The Great Depression, which left a quarter of all Americans out of work and undernourished, tested our belief in this land’s