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(1918-2007) Culinary historian. Karen Hess was born in Blair, Nebraska in 1918 and died in Manhattan, New York in 2007.

Full Name

Karen Hess

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1918

BIRTH

Karen Hess was born in Blair, Nebraska in 1918.

1977

LITWORK

The Taste of America


Co-written with her husband, John L. Hess.

1992

LITWORK

The Carolina Rice Kitchen: The African Connection
University of South Carolina Press

2007

DEATH

Karen Hess died in Manhattan, New York in 2007.

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