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WORK TITLE: Foods That Changed History
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PSEUDONYM(S): Cumo, Christopher Martin
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CITY: Perry Township
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670 __ |a A history of the Ohio Agricultural … 1997: |b t.p. (Christopher Cumo) p. 4 cover (Ph.D. in history at the Univ. of Akron; history teacher at Central Catholic High School in Canton, Ohio; instructor at the Tuscarawas Campus of Kent State Univ. where he teaches American history and world civilization)
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PERSONAL
Male.
EDUCATION:University of Akron, Ph.D.
ADDRESS
CAREER
Writer and educator. Central Catholic High School, Canton, OH, history teacher; Kent State University, Tuscarawas, New Philadelphia, OH, instructor.
AWARDS:Distinguished local author award, City of Canton, OH.
WRITINGS
SIDELIGHTS
Christopher Cumo is a writer and educator based in Perry Township, Ohio. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Akron. Cumo has taught history at Central Catholic High School in Canton, Ohio, and at Kent State University’s Tuscarawas Campus. He has written two books on the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, A History of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, 1882-1997 and Seeds of Change: A History of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. The volumes were published in 1997 and 2000, respectively. In 2007, Cumo released Science and Technology in Twentieth-Century American Life. He is also the author of the 2015 volume The Ongoing Columbian Exchange: Stories of Biological and Economic Transfer in World History. In an interview with Denise Sautters, contributor to the Canton Rep Web site, Cumo discussed his endeavors as an author. He stated: “I work hard to be a decent writer.” Cumo added: “I am always in search of the next book.” The mayor of Canton, Ohio, honored Cumo for his accomplishments as an author.
In Foods That Changed History: How Foods Shaped Civilization from the Ancient World to the Present, Cumo explains how certain edible items influenced culture throughout human history. He suggests that foods have made an impact in literature, technology, religion, and economics. The book contains entries on almost one hundred food items. The entries include natural edible items, such as peanuts, eggs, potatoes, and corn, as well as processed foods and beverages, such as Coca-Cola and Spam. Each entry includes a history of the respective food and information on how it continues to influence culture. In the entry for the potato, Cumo discusses its significance in northern Europe. He highlights the potato’s importance in Ireland specifically, where potatoes were a staple in the population’s diet. Cumo explains how the potato famine devastated the country but notes that it also led to the study of plant pathology. Another entry on tea and spices finds Cumo discussing how increases in their popularity led to explorations in far-flung parts of the world. He devotes a section to the Columbian Exchange, which refers to the movement of plants and animals throughout locations that were being colonized by European countries.
Diana Shonrock offered a favorable assessment of Foods That Changed History in Booklist. Shonrock commented: “With broad, easy-to-read coverage, this well-written resource is recommended for high-school students and undergraduates as well as the general public.” Shonrock also described the volume as “accessible.”
BIOCRIT
PERIODICALS
Booklist, October 1, 2015, Diana Shonrock, review of Foods That Changed History: How Foods Shaped Civilization from the Ancient World to the Present, p. 15.
ONLINE
Canton Rep Online, http://www.cantonrep.com/ (June 7, 2015), Denise Sautters, author interview.
QUOTED: "I work hard to be a decent writer."
"I am always in search of the next book."
With Father's Day just around the corner, here is a chance to give dad something special and honor a local author, Christopher Cumo of Perry Township.
By Denise Sautters
CantonRep.com staff writer
With Father's Day just around the corner, here is a chance to give dad something special and honor a local author, Christopher Cumo of Perry Township.
To date, he has written four books of his own — "A History of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, 1882-1997;'' "Seeds of Change: A History of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (Wooster)"; and "Daily Life Through History: Science and Technology in 20th Century American Life," all of which are available through Amazon.com. His fourth book, "Plants and People," should be available in September.
"I work hard to be a decent writer," said Cumo, who was recently honored by Canton Mayor William J. Healy II for being a distinguished local author, not only for these books, but for his work in 500 other publications. "I am always in search of the next book."
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QUOTED: "With broad, easy-to-read coverage, this well-written resource is recommended for high-school students and undergraduates as well as the general public."
"accessible."
Foods That Changed History: How Foods Shaped
Civilization from the Ancient World to the Present
Diana Shonrock
Booklist.
112.3 (Oct. 1, 2015): p15.
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Foods That Changed History: How Foods Shaped Civilization from the Ancient World to the Present. By Christopher Cumo. 2015. 464p. ABCCLI0,
$100 (9781440835360). 641.3.
Learning about foods and their importance in history offers insight into topics as varied as religious movements, literature, economics,
technology, and the human condition. This volume addresses the myriad ways in which foods have shaped the world we inhabit, from prehistory
to the present. Nearly 100 entries cover all manner of foodstuffs, from both natural sources (think corn, eggs, peanuts) and products of the
industrial age (such as Spam and Coca-Cola). But the entries do not merely describe a food; they cover history and culture; how the potato
changed lives in northern Europe, particularly Ireland; and how the potato famine led to the foundation of the science of plant pathology. One
entry documents how the consumption of tea and spices fostered global exploration, and another how citrus fruits led to the prevention of scurvy.
Perhaps most important, this book enables readers to grasp the connections between the history of foods and the Columbian Exchange, the
widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the American and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres
in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, related to European colonization and trade.
With broad, easy-to-read coverage, this well-written resource is recommended for high-school students and undergraduates as well as the general
public interested in the relationship of the history of food to culture. --Diana Shonrock
YA/C: This is an accessible volume for students studying world history. RV.
Shonrock, Diana
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