Cocked and boozy an intoxicating history of the American Revolution
"It influenced their politics, built and sustained their relationships, and drove the economy. Booze was not a small part of colonial society, nor covertly consumed in private spaces--it was integral to American life. Historians have been reluctant to discuss the influence of alcohol on the founding...
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Chicago, Illinois :
Chicago Review Press,
[2026]
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Table of Contents:
- Author's note
- Introduction
- "Been at Barbadoes": lubricating colonial life
- "Staggerish": higher taxes, lower inhibitions
- "Swallow'd a tavern token": drinking to a common cause
- "Half way to Concord": swilling, drilling, and spying
- "As dizzy as a goose": the spirit of '76
- "Seen the French king": fighting over alcohol
- "A cup too much": checking the temperance thermometer
- "Got corns in his head": intoxicating the West
- "He's in his cups": one nation, under booze
- Appendix A: Travel and drinking guide
- Appendix B: The drinker's dictionary / by Benjamin Franklin.
