Drinking History: Fifteen Turning Points in the Making of American Beverages

Drinking History: Fifteen Turning Points in the Making of American Beverages
ISBN-10
0231151160
ISBN-13
9780231151160
Category
Cooking
Pages
319
Language
English
Published
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Author
Andrew F. Smith

Description

This volume recounts the individuals, ingredients, corporations, controversies, and myriad events responsible for America's diverse and complex beverage scene. Smith revisits colonization, the American Revolution, the Whiskey Rebellion, the temperance movement, Prohibition and its repeal and tracks the growth of the American beverage industry throughout the world. The result is an intoxicating encounter with an often overlooked aspect of American culture and global influence.

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