Rum: A Social and Sociable History

作者 Ian Williams著
出版社 Nation Books
出版时间 2008年4月
ISBN 9781560258919
定价 142.50

内容简介

Inthisdefinitivehistory,IanWilliamsdescribesincaptivatingdetailhowRumandthemolasseswasmadefromthe18thcenturytothepresent.RumwasusedbythecoloniststoclearNativeAmericantribesandtobuyslaves.Tomakeit,theyregularlytradedwiththeenemyFrencyduringtheSevenYears'War,angeringtheirBritishmastersandsettingthemselvesontheroadtoRevolution.Andtheregularflowofrumwasessentialtokeepingbotharmiesinthefield.FromValleyForgetothetrenchesoftheFirstWorldWar,soldiersreliedonrumtokeepuptheirfightingspirits.EventhoughthePuritansthemselveswerefondofruminquantitiesthatwouldappallmoderndaydoctors,temperanceandProhibitionhaveobscuredthehistoricalroleofthe"GlobalSpiritwithitswarmheartintheCaribbean."IanWilliams'book-asbitingandmultifacited,yetwarm-spiritedasthedrinkitself-triumphantlyrestoresRum'srightfulplaceinhistory,takingusacrossspaceandtime,fromitsoriginsintheplantationsofBarbadosthroughPuritanandRevolutionaryNewEngland,tovoodooritesinmodernHaiti,wheretomixrumwithCokerisksinvokingthewrathofthegod,andacrosstheFloridastraitswhereFidelandtheBacardifamilyarestillfightingovertherightsfortheingredientsofCubaLibre.

作者简介

IanWilliamsisTheNationmagazine'sUNCorrespondentandtheauthorofDESERTER:GeorgeBush'sWaronMilitaryFamilies,VeteransandHisOwnPast.Sincebecominginterestedinrumhehasamassedacollectionof"rumabilia;"books,pamphlets,prints,advertisingephemera,bottlesanddecanters,hundredsofrumlabelsfromallovertheworld,andnotleast,agrowingcollectionofrum,fromCroatiatoThailand,fromKazakhstantoIndia,fromHawaiitoArgentina.WilliamslivesinNewYorkCity.

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