Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit - Rilegato

Huckelbridge, Dane

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ISBN 10: 0062241397 ISBN 13: 9780062241399

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 2014

Riassunto

“THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF BOURBON.”—Sacramento Bee

A Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Bestseller

A ROLLICKING BIOGRAPHY OF BOURBON WHISKEY THAT DOUBLES AS “A COMPLEX AND ENTERTAINING” (WALL STREET JOURNAL) HISTORY OF AMERICA ITSELF

Few products are so completely or intimately steeped in the American story as bourbon whiskey. As Dane Huckelbridge's masterfully crafted history reveals, the iconic amber spirit is the American experience, distilled, aged, and sealed in a bottle.

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Recensione:

[A] raucously entertaining history. ... Drink deeply from Huckelbridge s free-flowing stories, and you ll soon be besotted with the honeyed history of bourbon. (Publishers Weekly)

A mirthful, erudite appreciation of bourbon and its striking history. .... [An] entertaining tour d horizon of bourbon s birth and long, healthy life. ... Huckelbridge knows his bourbon. ... A snappy history of the popular spirit s rise and continued ascent. (Kirkus Reviews)

A wonderfully entertaining look at American history as seen through the lens of Kentucky s famous brown water. A must read. (BILL SAMUELS, JR., President Emeritus of Maker's Mark Distillery and 4th generation Kentucky bourbon maker)

Made from New World corn and Old World techniques, Bourbon is the American Spirit. Dane Hucklebridge takes readers on an intoxicating romp through the history of bourbon from its humble colonial origins to its craft-driven current revival. (EDWARD J. LARSON, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History)

A witty and informative account of America s much-loved national beverage. Dane Huckelbridge is the sage of sour-mash. (JOHN BAXTER, author of The Perfect Meal: In Search of the Lost Tastes of France and The Most Beautiful Walk in the World)

Pour three fingers, crack open Dane Huckelbridge s Bourbon, and prepare to be taken along on a strange tale of moonshiners, gun-slingers, hair-metal bands, and Brooklyn hipsters. The results: smooth. (PAGAN KENNEDY, New York Times Magazine columnist) --various named above

L'autore:

Dane Huckelbridge hails from the American Middle West. He holds a degree in history as well as a certificate in Latin American studies from Princeton University. Bourbon is his first book, although his fiction and essays have appeared in various magazines and journals. He resides in New York City.

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• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0062241397
• ISBN 13: 9780062241399
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 278