Rahim Fortune: Hardtack

Author: Rahim Fortune
Publisher: LOOSE JOINTS
Year: 2024 
Pages: 144
ISBN: 978-1912719556

Flour, water, and salt. These are the sole ingredients that make Hardtack: a Civil War-era food long-associated with survivalism, land migration, and its extremely long shelf life. Drawing from this history as a metaphor for the long-enduring nature of Black culture and traditions, Hardtack uncovers the roots that tie Fortune's native landscape to the conflicts and nuances associated with the post-emancipation Americas.