{"product_id":"drink-iain-gately-9781592404643","title":"Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol","description":"\u003cb\u003eA spirited look at the history of alcohol, from the dawn of civilization to the modern day\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alcohol is a fundamental part of Western culture. We have been drinking as long as we have been human, and for better or worse, alcohol has shaped our civilization. \u003ci\u003eDrink\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the history of this Jekyll and Hyde of fluids, tracing mankind's love\/hate relationship with alcohol from ancient Egypt to the present day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eDrink\u003c\/i\u003e further documents the contribution of alcohol to the birth and growth of the United States, taking in the War of Independence, the Pennsylvania Whiskey revolt, the slave trade, and the failed experiment of national Prohibition. Finally, it provides a history of the world's most famous drinks-and the world's most famous drinkers. Packed with trivia and colorful characters, \u003ci\u003eDrink\u003c\/i\u003e amounts to an intoxicating history of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iain Gately\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1592404642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781592404643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avery Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 5.96w x 1.19d","brand":"Iain Gately","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043952095487,"sku":"9781592404643","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0a4147a-c83d-41b6-b7ed-42c487bde989.jpg?v=1684970065","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/drink-iain-gately-9781592404643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}