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The Seven Spices: Pumpkins, Puritans, And Pathogens In Colonial New England, Michael Sharbaugh
The Seven Spices: Pumpkins, Puritans, And Pathogens In Colonial New England, Michael Sharbaugh
Michael D Sharbaugh
Water sources in the United States' New England region are laden with arsenic. Particularly during North America's colonial period--prior to modern filtration processes--arsenic would make it into the colonists' drinking water. In this article, which evokes the biocultural evolution paradigm, it is argued that colonists offset health risks from the contaminant (arsenic poisoning) by ingesting copious amounts of seven spices--cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, allspice, vanilla, and ginger. The inclusion of these spices in fall and winter recipes that hail from New England would therefore explain why many Americans associate them not only with the region, but with Thanksgiving and Christmas, …
Mary Todd Lincoln Exhibition, Virginia Heaven
Mary Todd Lincoln Exhibition, Virginia Heaven
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Period dress consultant.
Lincoln History Permanent Galleries, Virginia Heaven
Lincoln History Permanent Galleries, Virginia Heaven
Virginia Heaven
Period dress consultant.
Was The Bayeux Tapestry Made In France? The Case For St. Florent Of Saumur, George Beech
Was The Bayeux Tapestry Made In France? The Case For St. Florent Of Saumur, George Beech
George T. Beech
This book presents the hypothesis that the Bayeux tapestry, long believed to have been made in England, came from the Loire valley in France, from the abbey of St. Florent of Saumur. This is based on a number of different kinds of evidence, the most important of which is signs of a St. Florent/Breton influence in the portrayal of the Breton campaign in the tapestry, about a tenth of the whole.
Welcome To Geneva: A Trip Through History, Virginia Heaven
Welcome To Geneva: A Trip Through History, Virginia Heaven
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100 Years Of The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Virginia Heaven
100 Years Of The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Virginia Heaven
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Consultant Curator Harley-Davidson Museum
“You’Ve Come A Long Way, Baby!” Images Of Women In Advertising 1960-2000, Virginia Heaven
“You’Ve Come A Long Way, Baby!” Images Of Women In Advertising 1960-2000, Virginia Heaven
Virginia Heaven
Consultant Costume Curator
Exploring Muslim Cultures: Perfume And Incense, Virginia Heaven
Exploring Muslim Cultures: Perfume And Incense, Virginia Heaven
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Director and Curator, Haifa Faisal Collection of Saudi Arabian Traditional Arts.