Crowgey, Henry G. Kentucky Bourbon: The Early Years of Whiskeymaking. University Press of Kentucky, 2008. Originally published 1971.
The chapter traces Craig's 1789 origin claim through Collins's 1874 history and Williams's 1783 tradition through Durrett's 1892 account. It corrects Georgetown's county association.
Henry G. Crowgey, Kentucky Bourbon: The Early Years of Whiskeymaking (University Press of Kentucky, 2008; originally published 1971), supplied PDF screens 133–135, Founder traditions.
Henry G. Crowgey, Kentucky Bourbon: The Early Years of Whiskeymaking (University Press of Kentucky, 2008; originally published 1971), supplied PDF screens 133–135, Founder traditions.
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Crowgey, Kentucky Bourbon, supplied PDF screens 133–135.
Founder traditions
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The chapter traces Craig's 1789 origin claim through Collins's 1874 history and Williams's 1783 tradition through Durrett's 1892 account. It corrects Georgetown's county association.
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No access; Founder traditions; supplied PDF screens 133–135. These are not printed-page numbers. Edition: 2008 reissue of 1971 work.
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Henry G. Crowgey, Kentucky Bourbon: The Early Years of Whiskeymaking (University Press of Kentucky, 2008; originally published 1971), supplied PDF screens 133–135, Founder traditions.
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Later tradition is not contemporary proof; silence in an 1827 toast does not disprove activity. Label bottle-at-meetings stories as lore rather than established firstness.
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