Waverley Root
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Waverley Lewis Root (April 15, 1903 in Providence, Rhode Island – October 31, 1982 in Paris) was an American journalist and writer.
He was the Paris correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and then the Washington Post.
He is possibly best-known for his writings on food including:
- The Food of France (1958)
- The Cooking of Italy (1968)[1]
- Paris Dining Guide (1969)
- The Food of Italy (1971)
- Eating in America: A History (1976) - with Richard De Rochemont
- Food, an Authoritative and Visual History and Dictionary of the Foods of the World (1980)
He also wrote:
- The Truth about Wagner (1928)
- The Secret History of the War (1946)
- Winter Sports in Europe (1956)
- The Paris Edition; The Autobiography of Waverley Root, 1927-1934 (1987)'
[edit] References
- ^ The Cooking of Italy (International Edition), by Waverley Root, photographed by Fred Lyon, Time-Life International (Nederland), 1969, page 4 (bottom).
