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Bourbon Justice How Whiskey Law Shaped America / Brian F. Haara ; foreword by Fred Minnick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haara, Brian F., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bourbon whiskey--United States--History.
- Bourbon whiskey.
- Liquor laws--United States--History.
- Liquor laws.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 pages) : illustrations
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2019
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
- Summary:
- Bourbon whiskey has made a surprising contribution to American legal history. Tracking the history of bourbon and bourbon law illuminates the development of the United States as a nation, from conquering the wild frontier to rugged individualism to fostering the entrepreneurial spirit to solidifying itself as a nation of laws. Bourbon is responsible for the growth and maturation of many substantive areas of the law, such as trademark, breach of contract, fraud, governmental regulation and taxation, and consumer protection. In Bourbon Justice Brian Haara delves into the legal history behind one of America's most treasured spirits to uncover a past fraught with lawsuits whose outcome, surprisingly perhaps, helped define a nation. Approaching the history of bourbon from a legal standpoint, Haara tells the history of America through the development of commercial laws that guided our nation from an often reckless laissez-faire mentality, through the growing pains of industrialization, and past the overcorrection of Prohibition. More than just true bourbon history, this is part of the American story.
- Contents:
- Bourbon history tells the story of American history
- American law defines bourbon
- Bourbon derives the development of trademark and brand name rights
- Old Crow provides the most comprehensive trade name case study
- Bourbon expands trade name rights
- Bourbon marketers write the book on puffery and exaggeration
- Bourbon leads the nation to consumer protection
- Bourbon tells the behind-the-scenes story of prohibition
- Bourbon law reins in fake distillers and secret sourcing
- Bourbon drives truth in labeling.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-64012-129-3
- 1-64012-131-5
- OCLC:
- 1082877714
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