The Brandy Trade under the Ancien Régime
Subtitle: Regional Specialisation in the Charente
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 20, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780521890984
Subjects: Distributive industries; Economic History; c 1700 to c 1800; Commerce; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; Brandy industry--France--Charente--History; Business & Economics / Economic History; Business & Economics : Commerce
First sentence: Spirits were an almost unknown product in 1600, and where they did exist, as in Ireland or Scotland, they were the subject of curiosity to the visitor from the outside world.