Clambake: A History and Celebration of an American Tradition

Author/Contributor(s):	Neustadt, Katherine D
Publisher:	University of Massachusetts Press
Date:	07/29/1992
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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.