Chapter 31
Breakfasting on Chocolate
Chocolate in Military Life on the Northern Frontier, 1750–1780
Nicholas Westbrook,
Christopher D. Fox,
Anne McCarty,
Nicholas Westbrook
Director
Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorChristopher D. Fox
The Anthony D. Pell Curator of Collections, Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAnne McCarty
Director of Membership Special Initiatives
The Anthony D. Pell Curator of Collections, Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorNicholas Westbrook,
Christopher D. Fox,
Anne McCarty,
Nicholas Westbrook
Director
Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorChristopher D. Fox
The Anthony D. Pell Curator of Collections, Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAnne McCarty
Director of Membership Special Initiatives
The Anthony D. Pell Curator of Collections, Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Louis Evan Grivetti,
Howard-Yana Shapiro,
Louis Evan Grivetti
Professor Emeritos
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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Director of Plant Science
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, Virginia, USA
University of California, Davis, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 16 May 2008
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Chocolate in Hospitality and Diplomacy
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Supplying the Armies with Chocolate
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Acknowledgments
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Endnotes
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References
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