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| Author: George M. Motz
Publisher: Running Press
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 4916
Media: Paperback
Edition: Pap/DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 312
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.3 x 1
ISBN: 0762431024
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9780762431021
ASIN: 0762431024
Publication Date: April 7, 2008
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Essential Americana reading and a fantastic guidebook for the perfect food May 13, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I first saw Motz's documentary Hamburger America (which is included with the book) and was amazed on how he captured more than just places that serve a mean hamburger. Every place he went in the film gave you a look at different types of Americans, their history, their future and all held together by the love of America's favorite food. The book builds upon that. Each entry is written with admiration for the burger, the restaurant and the people that cook them. By visiting different cities, cultures, races, and histories of the many burger joints in this book, Motz is able to bring them altogether on one theme: they all make a great burger. And isn't that what America is about? This hodgepodge of cultures in one place looking for the dream, can all be united by ground beef in a bun. Forget the mass produced fast food chains. It's the local mom and pops, diners, decades old places that Americans hold true to their heart. It was written that if you don't claim your hometown greasy spoon as serving the best burger, then you're a wimp. Well this book covers many of those hometown favorites. Even if you do not especially like hamburgers, this book is essential for reading on American folk-life and its wonderful people.
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