Reginald Horsman je emeritný profesor histórie, ktorý sa špecializuje na americké dejiny. Jeho práca sa zameriava na politické a sociálne dejiny Spojených štátov, najmä na obdobie expanzie a formovania národnej identity. Horsman detailne skúma motivácie a dôsledky americkej expanzie a jej dopad na rôzne skupiny obyvateľstva. Jeho prístup je založený na dôkladnom historickom bádaní a analytickom skúmaní dobových dokumentov.
"Drawing on the journals and correspondence of pioneers, Horsman examines more than a hundred years of history, recording components of the diets of various groups, including travelers, settlers, fur traders, soldiers, and miners. He discusses food-preparation techniques, including the development of canning, and foods common in different regions"--Provided by publisher.
This is the biography of William Beaumont, a 19th century doctor whose pioneering research on human digestion gained him international renown as a physiologist. The book details his medical career in the army, his experiments and research, and his publications.