Rum A Social and Sociable History of the Real Spirit Of 1776

Name: Rum A Social and Sociable History of the Real Spirit Of 1776
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ISBN: 9781560258919

ISBN-10: 1560258918

ISBN-13: 9781560258919

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Authors: Ian Williams

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In this definitive history, Ian Williams describes in captivating detail howum and the molasses was made from the 18th century to the present. Rum wassed by the colonists to clear Native American tribes and to buy slaves. Toake it, they regularly traded with the enemy Frency during the Seven Years'ar, angering their British masters and setting themselves on the road toevolution. And the regular flow of rum was essential to keeping both armiesn the field. From Valley Forge to the trenches of the First World War,oldiers relied on rum to keep up their fighting spirits. Even though theuritans themselves were fond of rum in quantities that would appall modernay doctors, temperance and…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 8/18/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.59" wide x 8.50" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: Rum: The Global Spirit with Its Heart in the Caribbean



Origins-"A Hot Hellish Liquor"



What Is It, Where Is It?



Sugar: The Seed of Rum



The Caribbean Connection: Preparing the Ground



Barbados, the Birthplace of Rum



Rum in the Americas: The Spirit of 1776



Early Settlers



Thirsty Saints



The Spirit of Celebration



The Fishy Side of Rum



The Great Spirit's Appointed Means



The Caribbean, Rum, and Imperial Liquidity



Blame the French



No Taxation!



Seven Years That Changed the World



After the War Was Over



Fast Run to Revolution: The Spirit of 1776



Rum and the Doctors



Rolling Around the World



High Spirits



Rum, Buggery, and the Lash: The Navy and Rum



Rum around the World



Voodoo Spirit: Haiti



Cuba Libre!



Prohibition and the End of the Heroic Age of Rum?


Bibliography


Endnotes


Index