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008 150921s2016 nyuab b 000 0ceng d
019 $a921865587
020 $a141972021X
020 $a9781419720215
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050 4 $aTP591.A1$bS66 2016
082 4 $a663.500922$223
100 1 $aSpoelman, Colin,$eauthor.
245 10 $aDead distillers :$ba history of the upstarts and outlaws who made American spirits /$cColin Spoelman and David Haskell.
246 1 $iAt head of title:$aKings County Distillery
264 1 $aNew York :$bAbrams Image,$c2016.
300 $a221 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 218-221).
520 $aOffers a rich chronicle of rum, brandy, bourbon, and bourbon's illicit cousin, moonshine. The book presents entertaining - and sometimes morbid - biographies of more than 50 figures from distilling's bygone days, including farmers, scientists, oligarchs, criminals, and the occasional U.S. president. Most were transgressive, contrarian, larger-than-life characters peddling a somewhat sinful, sometimes illegal, but highly irresistible product. many met a premature end, which isn't surprising, given the vats of boiling mash, still explosions, greed-inspired gunfights, and menacing machinery that were frequent elements of the landscape. despite these obstacles, though, their legacy lives on. Featuring vintage photos and walking-tour maps, as well as note-worthy newspaper clippings, this work is a rich portrait of the colorful and Gothic past of forgotten drunkenness.
650 0 $aDistillers$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aDistillers$zUnited States$vBiography.
700 1 $aHaskell, David,$d1979-$eauthor.
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980 $a99968856629