Foodways, economic status, and the antebellum Upland South in central Kentucky

Historical Archaeology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 88-104

  Peres, Tanya M ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 61949232970     PISSN: 04409213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03377156     Document Type: Article

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