A history of the world in 6 glasses
Beer was first made in the Fertile Crescent and by 3000 B.C.E. was so important to Mesopotamia and Egypt that it was used to pay wages. In ancient Greece wine became the main export of her vast seaborne trade, helping spread Greek culture abroad. Spirits such as brandy and rum fueled the Age of Expl...
| Main Author: | Standage, Tom (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Walker & Co. : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers,
2005.
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