Bourbon
Subtitle: a history of the American spirit
By: Dane Huckelbridge
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780062241399
Subjects: Bourbon whiskey; Whiskey; Whiskey industry; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-270) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: America in a bottle; title: Catalans, corn beer, and the Age of Discovery; title: A tale of two Georges; title: The Scots-Irish are coming, the Scots-Irish are coming!; title: Bourbon's rebellious phase; title: Whiskey from a gilded glass; title: How the West was fun; title: An Irishman, an Italian, a Pole walk into a bar...and prohibition begins; title: G.I. Joe gets his first DUI; title: It's a small (batch) world after all; title: Epilogue: Bourbon renewal.