Betty Fussell

American food writer, food historian, and author known for books and essays on culinary history and memoirs (e.g., The Story of Corn, I Hear America Cooking).

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  1. 1. How To Cook A Coyote

    A lively culinary memoir that weaves together memories of living in the American West with recipes, folk stories, and meditations on hunger, survival, and identity; the narrator recounts episodes of childhood, relationships, farm and ranch life, and encounters with landscape and animals, using food as a lens to explore cultural history, personal loss, sexuality, creativity, and resilience, blending practical cookery with wry, lyrical observation.

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