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English
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Tom Standage details the history of the world, from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century, through the lens of six defining beverages: beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. For Standage, each drink is a different kind of technology, a catalyst for advancing culture by which he demonstrates the intricate interplay of different civilizations.
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Publisher
Arcade Pub
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Chronicle of the thirteen years of Prohibition in the United States, the period from 1920 to 1933 when citizens were denied the right to buy or sell alcoholic drink, tracing the rise of the Temperance movement, and providing a complete account of George Remus, a lawyer who became a leading and very influential bootlegger.
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