Smokestack Lightning

by Elie, Lolis Eric; Stewart, Frank

• ISBN13: 9780374266462
• ISBN10: 0374266468
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-04-01
• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux

Summary

As they investigate this nation's obsession with smoked meat, Lolis Elie and Frank Stewart introduce us to the men and women devoted to the demanding art of barbecuing, and, of course, to some good eating - with mouthwatering recipes for meat, sauces, and side dishes.

Table of Contents

By Way of Introduction
Of Blues and Barbecue: Memphis and Environs	p. 3
Toward a History of Barbecue	p. 25
Texas	p. 32
Barbecue on the Border: Brownsville
Juneteenth: Homecoming and Reunion
The Barbecue Belt: Middle Texas
XIT: of Icons and Emblems
Sexual Implications	p. 67
Bright Lights on a Small Stage
In the Province of Men
Chicago/East St. Louis	p. 81
Midwestward Migration
A Crisp Extravagance: East St. Louis
Wait Till We Get to Chicago!
Arkansas Travels	p. 109
The Competition Circuit	p. 115
More American Than Apple Pie: The Poetics of Barbecue	p. 135
Going to Kansas City	p. 141
The Carolinas	p. 155
The Irrelevance of Geography
In the Buckle of the Belt: South and North Carolina
Other People, Other Places	p. 177
Tradition and Transition: A Dinosaur Without a Mate
Epilogue: Nostalgic Impressions	p. 196
Final Courses	p. 201
Acknowledgments	p. 227
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