Clambake

"Both a loving celebration of an annual community event, the century-old Allen's Neck clambake [in Massachusetts], and an insightful examination of how public rituals like it help people define who they are."—New York Times

"Makes a much needed contribution to American Studies by illustrating how much the discipline would profit from taking foods and foodways more seriously. . . . Neustadt brings a humanist's appreciation of historical narrative and of archival graphics (photographs, paintings, prints, ads) to her study . . . and a social scientist's alertness to function and structure. . . . She has the eye of a Eudora Welty."—American Studies

"Neustadt offers a vivid history of an American regional culture. (Cited as a 'Breakthrough Book.')"—Lingua Franca

"A book as rich in themes as a clambake is rich in flavors."—New England Quarterly