And a Bottle of Rum : A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails

from Mrs_McGreevy

This is how history should be: entertaining, compulsively readable, and enlightening. Curtis uses rum drinks popular in various eras to present a picture of how the world worked at that time, and the cultural reasons behind why that particular drink was popular at that particular time.

from dirac

I do not think that I have a problem but I do have a fascination with the history of drink and the ways it has reflected historical trends and, at times, directed them. This book did not disappoint. The tale of rum is the tale of America. The author follows the ups and downs and, as an added bonu...

from viking2917

Great book, easy reading and very informative, in terms of Rum and its relationship to American history.

from Krumbs

I think the guy just wanted to travel around and drink a lot of rum. No argument with that, but little meat to be had.