Moonshine : a global history / Kevin R. Kosar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kosar, Kevin R., author.

Series:

Edible .

Edible

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food--History.

Food.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 pages) : color illustrations, photographs.

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2017.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

No matter where you go on earth, there is moonshine. It has been made from just about every imaginable foodstuff: grapes, grain, raw sugar, tree bark, horse milk and more. College students in the developed world drink it; so do day labourers in the world's poorest slums and villages. All moonshine has two characteristics: it is highly alcoholic, and it is illegal. Kevin R. Kosar tells the colourful history of moonshine with characters that range from crusading lawmen, earnest farmers and clever tinkerers, to vicious smugglers and ruthless gangsters; from pontificating poets and sneaky swamp-rats, to adolescents looking for a thrill.

Contents:

Introduction: Moonshine, Moonshine Everywhere 1 The Basics 2 Making Moonshine 3 Moonshine and Politics: Enmity from the Start 4 Moonshine Goes Pop (Twice) 5 Moonshine and Very Bads Things 6 Moonshine Goes Legit Conclusion: Moonshine and Us Recipes Recommended Brands of Licit Moonshine Select Bibliography Websites and Associations Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781780237909

1780237901

OCLC:

987794742