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Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage
Michael R. Veach
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Description for Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TDCT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
On May 4, 1964, Congress designated bourbon as a distinctive product of the United States, and it remains the only spirit produced in this country to enjoy such protection. Its history stretches back almost to the founding of the nation and includes many colorful characters, both well known and obscure, from the hatchet-wielding prohibitionist Carry Nation to George Garvin Brown, who in 1872 created Old Forester, the first bourbon to be sold only by the bottle. Although obscured by myth, the history of bourbon reflects the history of our nation.
Historian Michael R. Veach reveals the true story of ... Read more
On May 4, 1964, Congress designated bourbon as a distinctive product of the United States, and it remains the only spirit produced in this country to enjoy such protection. Its history stretches back almost to the founding of the nation and includes many colorful characters, both well known and obscure, from the hatchet-wielding prohibitionist Carry Nation to George Garvin Brown, who in 1872 created Old Forester, the first bourbon to be sold only by the bottle. Although obscured by myth, the history of bourbon reflects the history of our nation.
Historian Michael R. Veach reveals the true story of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813141657
SKU
V9780813141657
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About Michael R. Veach
Michael R. Veach is associate curator of Special Collections at the Filson Historical Society. He is a bourbon historian and a member of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame.
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