Andrew Smith

Gebundenes Buch

Drinking History

Fifteen Turning Points in the Making of American Beverages

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Andrew F. Smith teaches food history at the New School in New York. He is the author or editor of twenty-six books, including Eating History: Thirty Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine. He has a website, www.andrewfsmith.com.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 158mm x 2mm
• Gewicht: 582g
• ISBN-13: 9780231151160
• ISBN-10: 0231151160
• Artikelnr.: 35682956