Forsyth, Mark. A Short History of Drunkenness. Viking, 2017. ISBN9780241980101. Supplied185-page PDF.
Forsyth connects election treating, Washington's distillery, transport costs and western demand with the growing place of spirits.
Mark Forsyth, A Short History of Drunkenness (Viking, 2017), chap. 16, “The Wild West Saloon,” opening discussion of American whiskey and westward expansion.
Mark Forsyth, A Short History of Drunkenness (Viking, 2017), chap. 16, “The Wild West Saloon,” opening discussion of American whiskey and westward expansion.
chap. 16, “The Wild West Saloon,” opening discussion of American whiskey and westward expansion
Forsyth, Short History of Drunkenness, chap. 16, “The Wild West Saloon,” opening discussion of American whiskey and westward expansion.
chap. 16, “The Wild West Saloon,” opening discussion of American whiskey and westward expansion
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