Clambake: A History and Celebration of an American Tradition

An appreciative examination of the New England clambake, Neustadt divides her study into three parts: historical (social, economic, political, regional, and cultural) influences on the clambake; a close focus on the Allen's Neck clambake as a cultural phenomena in its own right; and a critical examination of the central elements of the clambaking tradition — food, ritual, and festival. The author views the clambake as a unique American folk tradition with interesting connections and rich resonances with other aspects of American culture and history.

• Author
• Kathy Neustadt

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 240

• Publisher
• University of Massachusetts Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780870237997

• Genres
• folklore, food, school, history

• Release date
• 1992