William Andrus Alcott, the author of this volume, was the founder of The American Vegetarian Society and advocated for a more strict vegan diet.

This work focuses on the advantages of following a vegetarian diet for sustaining health and recovering from a disease. It includes several letters testifying to that view by ...

This work focuses on the advantages of following a vegetarian diet for sustaining health and recovering from a disease. It includes several letters testifying to that view by ...

First published in 1849, this vintage book contains an exposition of vegetarianism, with chapters on its history, nutritional value, scientific evidence and observations, and ...

The dedicated lifestyle philosophy advocated in Alcott’s Vegetable Diet might have been written by a contemporary vegetarian food critic. Alcott’s complete disdain for meat and ...