{"product_id":"august-zang-and-the-french-jim-chevallier-9798304749961","title":"August Zang and the French Croissant: How Viennoiserie Came to France","description":"This is the THIRD EDITION of this book, which tells the story of how August Zang, a nineteenth century Austrian entrepreneur, introduced the croissant to France and then returned to Austria to transform journalism in that country\u003cbr\u003eSoon after this work appeared in 2009, writers on the croissant quickly began to reference August Zang's role in bringing its original to Paris. Not all abandoned old myths; more than one tried to integrate the better-documented version with old myths about the siege of Vienna and Marie-Antoinette. But overall, the book has had its intended role of establishing Zang's place in French bread history.\u003cbr\u003eOther developments have ensued. Two writers in Austria wrote their own book about the Austrian original, crediting an earlier edition of this book for inspiring it. A French newspaper has cited it in (a completely illusory) connection with the \u003ci\u003echocolatine\u003c\/i\u003e. Other periodicals have referenced it in various degrees. At least one student based his doctorate on it.\u003cbr\u003eInevitably too new material has appeared, including substantial new information and a variety of older recipes for the croissant. Rereading earlier prose has suggested some reworking. It seems high time then, fifteen years later, for a third edition.\u003cbr\u003eAmong the additions here are a more detailed look at Zang's 1842 patent, more about progress toward the modern croissant, a further look at the bakery's history after Zang, and appendices including older recipes for the croissant, period summaries of Zang's life and an attempt to address errors about the history of the \u003ci\u003epain au chocolat\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003echocolatine\u003c\/i\u003e falsely credited to earlier editions of this work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Chevallier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798304749961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Jim Chevallier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46825931178239,"sku":"9798304749961","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a30d25df-8355-4efb-b56e-d9c35c16f079.jpg?v=1746074060","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/august-zang-and-the-french-jim-chevallier-9798304749961","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}