Author | : Andrew F. Smith |
File Size | : 48,6 Mb |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 28 March 2024 |
ISBN | : 9780231151160 |
Pages | : 336 pages |
Drinking History by Andrew F. Smith Book PDF Summary
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.