Craig is partly qualified; Evan Williams priority, Jack Daniel dates and Crow's technical credits are not established by these paragraphs. Nearest Green and enslaved knowledge are omitted. Preserve biographies as attributed lore/verification leads, not independent proof.
English-language image-only PDF; locator uses PDF-sheet number because printed page numbers are absent from the electronic edition.
The entries on Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, Jack Daniel, and James Crow combine verifiable biographical scaffolding with familiar origin claims. The text itself partly qualifies the Craig story, but other statements—including priority claims, dates, and technological credit—are presented too confidently for uncorroborated use.
PDF sheet 314
PDF sheet 311
Chapter 8 — American whiskey figures
September29 fresh review: all423PDFsheets read;27visualsurveys and35enlargedpages inspected; exact ranges retained. Verified means faithful source attribution and locator, not endorsement of all source claims.
Evidence
The entries on Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, Jack Daniel, and James Crow combine verifiable biographical scaffolding with familiar origin claims. The text itself partly qualifies the Craig story, but other statements—including priority claims, dates, and technological credit—are presented too confidently for uncorroborated use.
Location and context
Hans Offringa, A Field Guide to Whisky (Artisan, 2017), PDF sheet 311–314; Chapter 8 — American whiskey figures. These are supplied-PDF sheet numbers, not print pages.
Critical assessment
Craig is partly qualified; Evan Williams priority, Jack Daniel dates and Crow's technical credits are not established by these paragraphs. Nearest Green and enslaved knowledge are omitted. Preserve biographies as attributed lore/verification leads, not independent proof.
Provenance and verification
Full literature review. Source relationship and original evidence identity preserved. September 29 full-copy reading and visual audit completed; Verified refers to source fidelity and retrievability, not automatic factual endorsement.