In Chapter 7, the men go hunting for wild turkeys, which Ruth later cooks in a scrumptious feast. In honor of the turkey feast day coming up this month (Thanksgiving), this post spotlights some of the resources on wild turkeys we have here at Alden.
A sampling of our books about wild turkeys:
- Clancy, Gary. Wild Turkey. Minnetonka, MN: Cowles Creative Publishing, 1996. (link to this book in ALICE)
- Williams, Lovett E., Jr. Wild Turkey Country. Minoqua, WI: Willow Creek Press, 1991. (link to this book in ALICE)
- Lewis, James C. The World of the Wild Turkey. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1973. (link to this book in ALICE)
- Platt, Carolyn V. Creatures of Change: An Album of Ohio Animals. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1998. (link to this book in ALICE)
And here are some articles. (Some of these include recipes!)
- Grivetti, Louis E., Jan L. Corlett, and Cassius T. Lockett. ”Food in American History, Part 2: Turkey.” Nutrition Today 36.2 (2001): 88. (link to article at journal website)
- Miles, Jonathan. “Roast Wild Turkey.” Field & Stream Dec. 2008: 47.(link to article in Academic Search Complete)
- Mariani, John. “Turkey goes wild.” Sports Afield Nov. 1998: 40. (link to article in Academic Search Complete)
- LeBrun, Fred. “Game fare.” New York State Conservationist 53.2 (1998): 10. (link to this article in Academic Search Complete)
- Michael, Romano. “The Chef.” New York Times 29 Oct. 1997: 5. (link to this article at New York Times website)

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