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Bourbon : a history of the American spirit / Dane Huckelbridge.

Title
Bourbon : a history of the American spirit / Dane Huckelbridge.
Author
Huckelbridge, Dane
Publication
  • New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2014]
  • ©2014

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Description
278 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
A history of bourbon traces its origins in the backwoods of Appalachia to the multi-billion dollar international bourbon whiskey industry today and introduces the cast of characters central to its creation and development.
Subject
  • Bourbon whiskey > United States > History
  • Whiskey > United States > History
  • Whiskey industry > United States > History
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry
  • HISTORY / United States / General
  • Whiskey
  • Whiskey industry
  • United States
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-270) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Prologue: America in a bottle -- Catalans, corn beer, and the Age of Discovery -- A tale of two Georges -- The Scots-Irish are coming, the Scots-Irish are coming! -- Bourbon's rebellious phase -- Whiskey from a gilded glass -- How the West was fun -- An Irishman, an Italian, a Pole walk into a bar--and prohibition begins -- G.I. Joe gets his first DUI -- It's a small (batch) world after all -- Epilogue: Bourbon renewal.
ISBN
  • 9780062241399 (hardcover)
  • 0062241397 (hardcover)
OCLC
869801924
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library