Adam D. Shprintzen is an assistant professor of history at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
This carefully crafted study will have broad appeal, reaching not
only readers interested in American food culture but also those
invested in understanding the nature of US social reform movements,
ranging from abolitionism to Progressivism."--The Historian
[The] book's historical details both resemble and depart from our
own vegan movement in surprising and meaningful ways.--Public
Books
A valuable contribution to studies of American reforms.--Journal of
Southern History
Provides a compelling account of vegetarianism's links to
ideological reforms in health, fitness, and social
justice.--Journal of American Culture
An excellent overview of the US vegetarian movement. . . [with]
lucid, lively prose . . . . Highly recommended. All academic,
general, and professional food history collections.--Choice
History comes back to life in [The Vegetarian Crusade].--Chicago
Reader
In this lively study Adam D. Shprintzen sidesteps the anecdotal and
partisan viewpoints of the popular literature on vegetarian eating
to write a focused history of the vegetarian movement in the United
States between 1817 and 1921. . . . The Vegetarian Crusade brings
to life a riveting collection of notable figures in the meatless
subculture.--Journal of American History
Shprintzen's original and probing book offers many ideas for
researchers and writers to explore.--History News Network
This unique, readable history of the vegetarian movement in America
reveals its deep roots . . . [and] will make fascinating reading
for proponents of a healthy lifestyle and students of Americana
alike.--ForeWord Reviews
This well-researched and accessible work is recommended for readers
of U.S. social history and for vegetarians interested in knowing
that the roots of their movement go deeper than the publication of
Peter Singer's Animal Liberation and the founding of People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals. Fans of culinary history books . . .
will also find much to love here.--Library Journal
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