"A revised and expanded second edition of the definitive history of an iconic American food, barbecue, from its historical origins to the present"-- Provided by publisher.

Barbecue in Colonial America -- "Republican Plenty": fourth of July and campaign barbecues -- The barbacue comes of age -- Barbecue and the Civil War -- Barbecue, reconstruction, and Jim Crow -- The rise of barbecue restaurants -- Barbecue finds the backyard -- The first golden age of barbecue -- The decline of American barbecue -- The rebirth of American barbecue.