Brandon Head

Brandon Head is a little-documented author whose work survives chiefly through The Food of the Gods: A Popular Account of Cocoa. Public-domain library records and book listings consistently connect that title with his name.

Because so little verified biographical information appears in major reference sources, it is safest to describe him through the work itself rather than through personal details. The book suggests an author interested in making science and commerce readable for general audiences, using cocoa as a way to explore agriculture, manufacturing, and daily life.

That combination gives Head a small but distinctive place among older popular nonfiction writers: not widely famous, but still remembered by readers looking for classic writing about food and its history.