American History Through A Whiskey Glass: How Distilled Spirits, Domestic Cuisine, and Popular Music Helped Shape a Nation by Harris Cooper

American History Through A Whiskey Glass presents a unique perspective on American history. It describes how bourbon and rye whiskey played a role in the most important events in American history, including the voyage of the Mayflower, George Washington's failed and successful political campaigns, the Civil War, pioneers moving west, Prohibition, plus many more into the twenty-first century.

The book carefully aligns five elements:

• A narrative about whiskey's role in eight periods of American history
  
• Descriptions and tasting notes for American whiskeys that represent distilled spirits in each historical period
• Tutorials on how whiskey is produced and its numerous varieties
• Period-specific food recipes drawn mostly from historical cookbooks

• Playlists of the popular music during each period

Hard Cover.

About the author:

Harris Cooper is the Hugo L. Blomquist Distinguished Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Emeritus, at Duke University. At Duke, he has served as chair of two departments and as the Dean of the Social Sciences for the College of Arts & Sciences, helping administer the departments of history, sociology, political science, and cultural anthropology. Dr. Cooper is an Executive Bourbon Steward and has visited over sixty distilleries throughout the United States.