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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. The author writes of childhood memories, family stories and the local history of illicit whiskey making. At the end of each chapter there is a traditional food recipe from the era that features whiskey in the mix. Occasionally reverts to snippets of the history and stories that the author researched on the web. Overall an interesting read and well written. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. Heavy on the author's family history, and as such is also a regional history of southern Virginia. The history of moonshine isn't always the main focus, even though the author had family involved in the making and selling of moonshine which was/is generally by illicit means. This e-book, provided via the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program, could have used stronger editing to bring everything together. Still, it was interesting in a lot of places -- I enjoyed the various informative tidbits throughout. As a bonus, there are also a few food recipes that include whiskey, most of which I plan to try eventually. I would have actually liked to see more of those recipes included and more commentary on them. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. Enjoyable idiosyncratic romp through the history of southwestern Virginia. It weaves family and personal history together with anecdotal historical material about alcohol in Appalachia, ending each chapter with a whiskey-laced recipe. The book seemed to lack coherence and organization, since the actual content of the chapters wandered far from the titles, and there is not much about hot springs despite the title. The source citations were clumsily placed in the text when they should have been handled with footnotes Chicago-style. But the personal information was interesting, and the book is short. People who have connections to this area will like this. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. A combination of family history and local, even national history. Well written, well-edited, and full of interesting stories. Plus a few recipes. A fun read, and made me curious about the author's other books. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Bootleg whiskey. The founding fathers distilled it and imbibed while they plotted the American Revolution. Women made it and brought it to their loved ones on Civil War battlefields. Farmers believed it was healthier than water from streams that ran through pasturelands. Sailors filtered it from torpedo fuel aboard ships. Both men and women went to jail for distributing it illegally. Around the world throughout history people have enjoyed hard liquor, including the author's ancestors in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley who were in the thick of the bootleg liquor industry. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Well, bitch no more. THIS book, which I happily awarded 5 stars, makes history FUN and ENGAGING, weaving moonshine facts into history lessons. I absolutely loved this book. Many chapters have surprising presidential factoids; EVERY chapter ends with a recipe!
Thank you for a WONDERFUL book. I will keep this always. I'll let you know how the recipes turn out. ( )