[PDF.33yb] Every Home a Distillery: Alcohol, Gender, and Technology in the Colonial Chesapeake (Early America: History, Context, Culture)

Every Home a Distillery: Alcohol, Gender, and Technology in the Colonial Chesapeake (Early America: History, Context, Culture)

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 | #340714 in Books |  Johns Hopkins University Press |  2013-02-22 |  2013-02-22 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x.51 x6.00l,.60 | File type: PDF | 208 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Colonial History|By Prof. Paul D. McDermott|I highly recommend this book. For those interested in colonial history, this book is highly informative regarding the creation of alcoholic beverages-especialy beer, cider, and homemade whiskey. In my study made for one backcountry region-Washington County, Maryland, a comprehensive inventory made in 1783 provided data that stills wer| ||"A well-composed, clearly written, highly informative study that significantly contributes to our understanding of how alcohol was brewed, distributed, and consumed in the colonial Chesapeake area." (Susan C. Imbarrato Journal of American History)

In this original examination of alcohol production in early America, Sarah Hand Meacham uncovers the crucial role women played in cidering and distilling in the colonial Chesapeake. Her fascinating story is one defined by gender, class, technology, and changing patterns of production.

Alcohol was essential to colonial life; the region’s water was foul, milk was generally unavailable, and tea and coffee were far too expensive for all but the very wealthy. ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Every Home a Distillery: Alcohol, Gender, and Technology in the Colonial Chesapeake (Early America: History, Context, Culture)   |  Sarah H. Meacham. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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