{"product_id":"9781540251763","title":"Culinary History of Montgomery County, Maryland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMontgomery County's Agricultural Reserve, created in 1980, was a history-making decision that is a model for land preservation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMontgomery County's earliest residents, Native Americans, developed agricultural communities and used the shores of the Potomac as a trading spot. European settlers farmed tobacco, eventually collapsing the County's economy until the Quaker community returned fertility to the land. The C\u0026amp;O Canal was the nation's first significant infrastructure project and helped create links to national and international markets. In the 20th century, the Marriott chain developed contemporary, industrialized food that signaled a changing world. The Agricultural Reserve was intended to preserve the county's rural past in the face of rapid change. Along with farming, it also preserved history and foodways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaudia Kousoulas and Ellen Letourneau tell this agricultural history through food and recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"History PR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46295240147185,"sku":"9781540251763","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781540251763_p0.jpg?v=1765343588","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781540251763","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}