US History in 15 Foods From whiskey in the American Revolution to Spam in WWII, food reveals a great deal about the society in which it exists. Selecting 15 foods that represent key moments in the history of the United States, Anna Zeide will speak about her new book, US History in 15 Foods, which takes readers from before European colonization to the present, narrating major turning points along the way, with food as a guide. Anna Zeide is Associate Professor of History and the founding director of the Food Studies Program at Virginia Tech. She has written "Canned: The Rise and Fall of Consumer Confidence in the American Food Industry" (2018) and co-edited "Acquired Tastes: Stories about the Origins of Modern Food" (2021).