In their new books, Texas Monthly taco editor José R. Ralat (American Tacos) and food-history researcher and journalist Augustine Sedgewick (Coffeeland) follow the histories of the taco and the coffee bean across time and space, revealing valuable insights about culture and power along the way.

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José R. Ralat, Augustine Sedgewick, American Tacos: A History and Guide, Coffeeland: One Man’s Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug