本書以派為主角，細膩描繪美國從殖民時期至民權運動以至現代的歷史滋味。Rossi Anastopoulo在《Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies》中，以十一種派帶出社會與文化的脈動──櫻桃派牽動民權運動的序幕，糖蜜派記錄奴隸制度的遺緒，Jell-O派折射女性角色的變遷，而蘋果派則成為「美式精神」的象徵。作者以幽默筆調探究「派」如何不斷被時代重新詮釋，從家庭餐桌延伸至社會議題。書中附有對應食譜與小故事，讀來既有知識性，也充滿生活溫度。– 以十一款派呈現美國文化的演變– 結合歷史敘事與烘焙樂趣– 適合喜愛甜點與社會史的讀者A delicious and award-winning narrative history of pie in America, from the colonial era through the civil rights movement and beyond From the pumpkin pie gracing the Thanksgiving table to the apple pie at the Fourth of July picnic, nearly every American shares a certain nostalgia for a simple circle of crust and filling. But America's history with pie has not always been so sweet. After all, it was a slice of cherry pie at the Woolworth's lunch counter on a cool February afternoon that helped to spark the Greensboro sit-ins and ignited a wave of anti-segregation protests across the South during the civil rights movement. Molasses pie, meanwhile, captures the legacies of racial trauma and oppre
