Smokestack Lightning: Adventures in the Heart of Barbecue Country

Description

Author: Elie, Lolis Eric

Publisher: North Point Press

Pub Date: 1996

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair to Good.  Binding tight.  No marks, tears, folds.  Pages 59-62 have approx. 1/8″ bent lower corners.  Some edge and corner wear.

Notes:  Oh, if you are a fan of barbecue you’ve got to read this book.  Tennessee, Texas, Chicago, East St. Louis, Arkansas, Kansas City (of course), the Carolinas.  A history of barbecue, competition barbecue, the sexual implications of barbecue, barbecue traditions.  Until I read this book I thought it was all “barbecue sauce.”  But nooooo!  Ketchup based, mustard based, vinegar based–who knew?  Recipes, places, sources.   As much a travelogue as an anthropology of eating.  “Too much pork for just one fork, won’t you pass that apple pie.” (Southern Culture on the Skids).