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And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1400051673
ISBN-13
9781400051670
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50474914
Product Key Features
Book Title
And a Bottle of Rum : a History of the New World in Ten Cocktails
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Modern / General, North America, Caribbean & West Indies / General
Publication Year
2006
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-004992
Reviews
Toasts toAnd a Bottle of Rum "And a Bottle of Rumis a fascinating tale of cultural metamorphosis, tracing rum's remarkable journey from colonial rotgut to SoHo cocktail. A book with as many revelations about American history as about this archetypally American drink." -Jack Turner, author ofSpice: The History of a Temptation "History never tasted so good. What Herbert Asbury did for the gangs of New York, Wayne Curtis does for rum: The profiteers who traded it, the pirates who raided it, the underclass who guzzled it, the mixologists who exalted it, and the corporations who homogenized it-Curtis tells their tale with style and sweep in a tour de force of social history, urban anthropology, and cocktail 'alcohology.' A delight from first sip to last." -Jeff Berry, author ofBeachbum Berry's Grog Log,Intoxica!, andTaboo Table "And a Bottle of Rumreveals the facts behind rum's colorful history while telling a great story of rebellion and rumbustion!" -Dale DeGroff, author ofThe Craft of the Cocktail "Wayne Curtis breaks fascinating new ground in this very palatable history of the world-through-rum-colored glasses. The writing shows what makes modern journalism so great: clean, succinct, inclusive smoothness-not unlike great rum-and Curtis is a virtuoso at it." -Ted "Dr. Cocktail" Haigh, author ofVintage SpiritsandForgotten Cocktails, Toasts to "And a Bottle of Rum" ""And a Bottle of Rum" is a fascinating tale of cultural metamorphosis, tracing rum's remarkable journey from colonial rotgut to SoHo cocktail. A book with as many revelations about American history as about this archetypally American drink." --Jack Turner, author of "Spice: The History of a Temptation" "History never tasted so good. What Herbert Asbury did for the gangs of New York, Wayne Curtis does for rum: The profiteers who traded it, the pirates who raided it, the underclass who guzzled it, the mixologists who exalted it, and the corporations who homogenized it--Curtis tells their tale with style and sweep in a tour de force of social history, urban anthropology, and cocktail 'alcohology.' A delight from first sip to last." --Jeff Berry, author of "Beachbum Berry's Grog Log," "Intoxica!," and "Taboo Table" ""And a Bottle of Rum" reveals the facts behind rum's colorful history while telling a great story of rebellion and rumbustion!" --Dale DeGroff, author of "The Craft of the Cocktail" "Wayne Curtis breaks fascinating new ground in this very palatable history of the world-through-rum-colored glasses. The writing shows what makes modern journalism so great: clean, succinct, inclusive smoothness--not unlike great rum--and Curtis is a virtuoso at it." --Ted "Dr. Cocktail" Haigh, author of "Vintage Spirits" "and" "Forgotten Cocktails", Toasts toAnd a Bottle of Rum "And a Bottle of Rumis a fascinating tale of cultural metamorphosis, tracing rum's remarkable journey from colonial rotgut to SoHo cocktail. A book with as many revelations about American history as about this archetypally American drink." -Jack Turner, author ofSpice: The History of a Temptation "History never tasted so good. What Herbert Asbury did for the gangs of New York, Wayne Curtis does for rum: The profiteers who traded it, the pirates who raided it, the underclass who guzzled it, the mixologists who exalted it, and the corporations who homogenized it-Curtis tells their tale with style and sweep in a tour de force of social history, urban anthropology, and cocktail 'alcohology.' A delight from first sip to last." -Jeff Berry, author ofBeachbum Berry's Grog Log,Intoxica!, andTaboo Table "And a Bottle of Rumreveals the facts behind rum's colorful history while telling a great story of rebellion and rumbustion!" -Dale DeGroff, author ofThe Craft of the Cocktail "Wayne Curtis breaks fascinating new ground in this very palatable history of the world-through-rum-colored glasses. The writing shows what makes modern journalism so great: clean, succinct, inclusive smoothness-not unlike great rum-and Curtis is a virtuoso at it." -Ted "Dr. Cocktail" Haigh, author ofVintage SpiritsandForgotten Cocktails From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
394.1/3
Synopsis
One spirit, Ten cocktails, and Four Centuries of American History "And a Bottle of Rum" tells the raucously entertaining story of America as seen through the bottom of a drinking glass. With a chapter for each of ten cocktails--from the grog sailors drank on the high seas in the 1700s to the mojitos of modern club hoppers--Wayne Curtis reveals that the homely spirit once distilled from the industrial waste of the exploding sugar trade has managed to infiltrate every stratum of New World society. Curtis takes us from the taverns of the American colonies, where rum delivered both a cheap wallop and cash for the Revolution, to the plundering pirate ships off the coast of Central America, to the watering holes of pre-Castro Cuba, and to the kitsch-laden tiki bars of 1950s America. Here are sugar barons and their armies conquering the Caribbean, Paul Revere stopping for a nip during his famous ride, Prohibitionists marching against "demon rum," Hemingway fattening his liver with Havana daiquiris, and today's bartenders reviving old favorites like Planter's Punch. In an age of microbrewed beer and single-malt whiskeys, rum--once the swill of the common man--has found its way into the tasting rooms of the most discriminating drinkers. Awash with local color and wry humor, "And a Bottle of Rum" is an affectionate toast to this most American of liquors, a chameleon spirit that has been constantly reinvented over the centuries by tavern keepers, bootleggers, lounge lizards, and marketing gurus. Complete with cocktail recipes for would-be epicurean time-travelers, this is history at its most intoxicating., One spirit, Ten cocktails, and Four Centuries of American History And a Bottle of Rumtells the raucously entertaining story of America as seen through the bottom of a drinking glass. With a chapter for each of ten cocktails-from the grog sailors drank on the high seas in the 1700s to the mojitos of modern club hoppers-Wayne Curtis reveals that the homely spirit once distilled from the industrial waste of the exploding sugar trade has managed to infiltrate every stratum of New World society. Curtis takes us from the taverns of the American colonies, where rum delivered both a cheap wallop and cash for the Revolution, to the plundering pirate ships off the coast of Central America, to the watering holes of pre-Castro Cuba, and to the kitsch-laden tiki bars of 1950s America. Here are sugar barons and their armies conquering the Caribbean, Paul Revere stopping for a nip during his famous ride, Prohibitionists marching against "demon rum," Hemingway fattening his liver with Havana daiquiris, and today's bartenders reviving old favorites like Planter's Punch. In an age of microbrewed beer and single-malt whiskeys, rum-once the swill of the common man-has found its way into the tasting rooms of the most discriminating drinkers. Awash with local color and wry humor,And a Bottle of Rumis an affectionate toast to this most American of liquors, a chameleon spirit that has been constantly reinvented over the centuries by tavern keepers, bootleggers, lounge lizards, and marketing gurus. Complete with cocktail recipes for would-be epicurean time-travelers, this is history at its most intoxicating. From the Hardcover edition., Through the prism of ten distinctive rum cocktails, dating from the mid-17th century to the present day, this text tells the history of North America and the Caribbean.
LC Classification Number
E46.C87 206
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