Feeding Gotham: The Political Economy and Geography of Food in New York, 1790-1860
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Political Economy of Urban Provisioning -- 1. Is Access to Food a Public Good? From Public Market to Free- Market System, 1790-1860 -- Part II. Public Market System of Provisioning, 1790s-1820s -- 2. The Landscape of Municipal Food Access -- 3. Constraints of Time: Public Market Schedule of Provisioning -- 4. Catharine Market and Its Neighborhood -- Part III. Free-Market System of Provisioning, 1830s-50s -- 5. Withdraw the Bungling Hand of Government: Free-Market Geography of Provisioning -- 6. The Price of Deregulation: Food Access and Living Standards -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Appendix A: Maps -- Appendix B: Public Market Data -- Notes -- Index