American Tuna

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The Rise and Fall of an Improbable Food

Andrew F. Smith

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English

University of California Press
08 August 2012

Industrialisation & industrial history; Fisheries & related industries; Food manufacturing & related industries

Series: California Studies in Food and Culture

In a lively account of the American tuna industry over the past century, celebrated food writer and scholar Andrew F. Smith relates how tuna went from being sold primarily as a fertilizer to becoming the most commonly consumed fish in the country. In American Tuna, the so-called ""chicken of the sea"" is both the subject and the backdrop for other facets of American history: U.S. foreign policy, immigration and environmental politics, and dietary trends.

Smith recounts how tuna became a popular low-cost high-protein food beginning in 1903, when the first can rolled off the assembly line. By 1918, skyrocketing sales made it one of America's most popular seafoods. In the decades that followed, the American tuna industry employed thousands, yet at at mid-century production started to fade. Concerns about toxic levels of methylmercury, by-catch issues, and over-harvesting all contributed to the demise of the industry today, when only three major canned tuna brands exist in the United States, all foreign owned. A remarkable cast of characters- fishermen, advertisers, immigrants, epicures, and environmentalists, among many others-populate this fascinating

chronicle of American tastes and the forces that influence them.

By: Andrew F. Smith
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 37
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9780520261846
ISBN 10: 0520261844
Series: California Studies in Food and Culture
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 08 August 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew F. Smith teaches Food Studies at the New School University in New York. He is the author of Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat, Potato: A Global History, and Eating History: 30 Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine, among many other books. For more information, please visit www.andrewfsmith.com.

Reviews for American Tuna: The Rise and Fall of an Improbable Food

""In language as clear as cold water, Mr. Smith chronicles the [industry]... Tuna is the story of America told another way."" Wall Street Journal ""A well-researched, highly readable account of an important part of the US food culture and business. Highly recommended."" Choice