Whether served in a lunch pail, on a cafeteria plate, from a fast food restaurant, or with two martinis, lunch is an important historical and sociological indicator of American culture. Although the modern three-meal-a-day pattern may seem divinely ordained, it has undergone profound changes in the last century. Prior to the American industrial revolution, an agrarian society necessitated a hearty breakfast, a large noon meal called -dinner, - and a light evening repast known as -supper.- As the nineteenth century came to a close, and factories increasingly replaced farms as primary...

Robert A. Taft, prominent political leader and vocal critic of the expanding powers of the federal government and of the enlargement of America's international commitments, played a significant role in the development of Republican party politics.

This second volume of The Papers of Robert A. Taft documents the Ohioan's first term in the United States Senate and marks his entrance onto the national political and policy-making stage.