{"product_id":"the-missouri-traveler-cookbook","title":"The Missouri Traveler Cookbook — Mary Hosford","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mary Hosford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Betty Crumley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Farrar, Straus and Cudahy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1958\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First printing, stated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hardcover with dust jacket protected in removable Brodart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vintage hardcover. The dust jacket has age toning, edge wear, and small areas of loss, particularly at the corners and lower edge. Protected in removable Brodart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e None; published before ISBNs were in general use\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart cookbook and part personal journey, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Missouri Traveler Cookbook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gathers Mary Hosford’s recipes and food memories from family kitchens, travels, friends, and restaurants. Published in 1958 alongside her appearance in the film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Missouri Traveler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the book mixes midcentury cooking with stories from a lively and varied life. This is the stated first printing, with its original illustrated dust jacket and drawings by Betty Crumley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy We Love This Book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe striking lantern jacket first catches the eye, but the unusual mix of recipes, memoir, and movie history gives this cookbook its character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarylou Whitney was the later name of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Hosford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the author of your cookbook. She acted in the 1958 film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Missouri Traveler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and later married Cornelius Vanderbilt “Sonny” Whitney, becoming a prominent Saratoga socialite and philanthropist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat makes this\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1958 first printing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e interesting beyond its recipes: it captures her before she became widely known as Marylou Whitney, and it connects directly to her film. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debs Book Paradise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50480085270708,"sku":"211-4","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/9279\/1220\/files\/missouricover.jpg?v=1790362119","url":"https:\/\/debsbookparadise.com\/products\/the-missouri-traveler-cookbook","provider":"Debs Book Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}