The Social History of Bourbon

by Carson, Gerald

• ISBN13: 9780813126562
• ISBN10: 0813126568
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kentucky

Summary

The Distinctive Beverage of the Western World, bourbon is Kentucky's illustrious gift to those who appreciate fine spirits. Although the story of American whiskey is recorded in countless pages of our nation's history, the place of bourbon in the country's cultural record has long awaited a detailed and objective examination. A fascinating, informative chronicle of America's native spirit, The Social History of Bourbon reflects an aspect of our national cultural identity that has long been suppressed and overlooked.

Author Biography

Gerald Carson (1899-1989) was the author of several books of social history.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the New Edition	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Preface	p. xix
Drinks and Drinking in Early America	p. 1
Watermelon Armies and Whiskey Boys	p. 11
Bourbon's Country Cousin	p. 24
The First True Bourbon	p. 33
A Name with a Melody all its Own-Kentucky	p. 50
The Dark Age of American Drinking	p. 62
Whiskey in the Civil War	p. 71
Golden Years of the Bourbon Aristocracy	p. 81
Drinking Down the National Debt	p. 94
Moonshine and Honeysuckle	p. 102
The Great Whiskey Steal	p. 114
The Highwine Trust	p. 128
Westward the Jug of Empire Took its Way	p. 137
A Sofa with Every Case	p. 149
But-What is Whiskey?	p. 163
Whiskey Fun and Folklore	p. 174
The Swinging Door	p. 187
The Zenith of Man's Pleasure	p. 207
Bourbon: From 1920 to the Day Before Yesterday	p. 218
Chronology	p. 231
Glossary	p. 235
Chapter Notes	p. 239
Index	p. 271
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