{"product_id":"hamburger-dreams-how-classic-crime-solving-techniques-helped-crack-the-case-of-americas-greatest-culinary-mystery-paperback","title":"Hamburger Dreams: How Classic Crime Solving Techniques Helped Crack the Case of America's Greatest Culinary Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Carosa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho sold the first hamburger ever? Backed by more than 300 historical footnotes, this account of the birth of the burger takes you on a journey down a delicious rabbit hole where you'll discover the real hamburger history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's the mystery behind something that has touched us all and will continue to touch generations into the future. It's the mystery behind a trillion-dollar industry. \u003ci\u003eIt's the mystery behind something so simple, so common, so obvious, that no one bothered to write it down.\u003c\/i\u003e It is the birth of the world's first hamburger. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHamburger Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e uses criminal inquiry techniques with the rigor of an academic researcher to expose the myths and separate the facts from the fiction surrounding the true story of who sold the first hamburger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, you'll learn the real answers to: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDid the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis really inaugurate the \"hamburg sandwich\" as purportedly described in a \u003ci\u003eNew York Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e article that same year and was said to be taught by McDonald's famous Hamburger University?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWas the first hamburger served in 1900 at Louis Lunch, a diner in New Haven, Connecticut as reported by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and recognized as such by the Library of Congress?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDid Fletcher \"Old Dave\" Davis first place a ground beef patty on bread in \"the late 1880's\" as suggested by the \u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf the hamburger really was first invented in 1885, either by Charles Nagreen at the Outagamie County Fair in Seymour, Wisconsin, or by Charles and Frank Menches at the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, New York, which fair occurred first?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterature's most famous detective appeared at the same time the first hamburger was sold. Would he have conceded just because the case lacked a credible eyewitness? Would he say it's impossible to know who among the usual suspects most likely sold the first hamburger? No. Sherlock Holmes didn't rely on the existence of a smoking gun. He used something more convincing: the power of deduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning academic researcher and journalist Christopher Carosa\u003c\/b\u003e uses these classic crime solving techniques and other investigative tools to crack the mystery behind who sold the world's first hamburger. In \u003ci\u003eHamburger Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, Carosa submits his findings in much the same way a DA might present a final summation to the jury. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you like a compelling narrative, the suspense of a long-lost mystery, and the thrill of new evidence uncovered, then you'll love Chris Carosa's well researched case of the usual suspects (and more). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan't wait to see the reveal in this classic who dunnit?\u003cb\u003eBuy \u003ci\u003eHamburger Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e and take an entertaining journey that both quenches and delights your curiosity with the true facts behind the origin of the hamburger.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47418118275250,"sku":"9781938465062","price":26.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9b4f56352fdeda6cd51aa7d91c739c1a.webp?v=1778443706","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/hamburger-dreams-how-classic-crime-solving-techniques-helped-crack-the-case-of-americas-greatest-culinary-mystery-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}