Waverley Root

Waverley Lewis Root (April 15, 1903 in Providence, Rhode Island – October 31, 1982 in Paris) was an American journalist and writer.

He was the Paris correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and then the Washington Post.

He is possibly best-known for his writings on food including:
*"The Food of France" (1958)
*"The Cooking of Italy" (1968) [The Cooking of Italy (International Edition), by Waverley Root, photographed by Fred Lyon, Time-Life International (Nederland), 1969, page 4 (bottom).]
*"Paris Dining Guide" (1969)
*"The Food of Italy" (1971)
*"Eating in America: A History" (1976) - with Richard De Rochemont
*"Food, an Authoritative and Visual History and Dictionary of the Foods of the World" (1980)

He also wrote:
*"The Truth about Wagner" (1928)
*"The Secret History of the War" (1946)
*"Winter Sports in Europe" (1956)

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