Fast Food
Roadside Restaurants in the Automobile Age
John A. Jakle, Keith A. Sculle
Published: 2002
Pages: 394
Eating on the run has a long history in America, but it was the automobile that created a whole new category of dining: fast food. In the final volume of their Gas, Food, Lodging trilogy, John Jakle and Keith Sculle contemplate the origins, architecture, and commercial growth of fast food restaurants from White Castle to McDonald's.