A history of the world in 6 glasses / Tom Standage.
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TextPublication details: New York : Walker & Co. : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, c2006Edition: Pbk. edDescription: viii, 311 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 0802715524; 9780802715524Other title: History of the world in six glassesSubject(s): Beverages -- History | Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- History | Tea -- History | Coffee -- History | Cola drinks -- HistoryDDC classification: 394.12 LOC classification: GT2880 | .S83 2006
Contents:
Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt. A stone-age brew -- Civilized beer -- Wine in Greece and Rome. The delight of wine -- The imperial vine -- Spirits in the colonial period. High spirits, high seas -- The drinks that built America -- Coffee in the age of reason. The great soberer -- The coffeehouse internet -- Tea and the British Empire. Empires of tea -- Tea power -- Coca-cola and the rise of America. From soda to cola -- Globalization in a bottle -- Epilogue. Back to the sources -- Appendix. In search of ancient drinks.
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 394.12/STANDAGE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500017005 | ||
| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 394.12/STANDAGE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | donated by Elliott Bennett | 39844400074569 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-299) and index.
Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt. A stone-age brew -- Civilized beer -- Wine in Greece and Rome. The delight of wine -- The imperial vine -- Spirits in the colonial period. High spirits, high seas -- The drinks that built America -- Coffee in the age of reason. The great soberer -- The coffeehouse internet -- Tea and the British Empire. Empires of tea -- Tea power -- Coca-cola and the rise of America. From soda to cola -- Globalization in a bottle -- Epilogue. Back to the sources -- Appendix. In search of ancient drinks.
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