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Robert F. Moss

Teoksen Karloff and company : the horror film tekijä

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Robert F. Moss is a food and beverage writer living in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the Contributing Barbecue Editor for Southern Living, the Southern Food Correspondent for Serious Eats, and a frequent contributor to the Charleston City Paper. His work has also appeared in publications such näytä lisää as Garden Gun, the Los Angeles Times, the Charlotte Observer, and Early American Life. Robert is the author of Barbecue: The History of an American Institution (2010), the first full-length history of barbecue in the United States, and Going Lardcore: Adventures in New Southern Dining (2012), a collection of essays about dining in the modern South. näytä vähemmän

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Enjoyable introduction to horror films with some nice pictures. Fairly entertaining, as were most of the books in this series.
 
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datrappert | Oct 22, 2016 |
4.5 Stars
This book is exactly what is claims to be: a detailed history of making and drinking alcohol in the South. It's organized chronologically and a bit by alcohol type. This work is informative, includes some black and white illustrations and photos, and reads like fiction (most of the time). It's a good place to start for anyone wanting to try specific brands of alcohol too. There's plenty of info on Bourbon, whiskey, moonshine, rum, brandy, and Madeira too. For history fans and alcohol aficionados.

I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.
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LibStaff2 | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jun 14, 2016 |
Is this the best book I will read in 2016? It's only May so it's hard to predict, but believe me, "Southern Spirits" will be hard to beat. This is a scholarly book written with humor and style. Mr. Moss, an historian and journalist living in Charleston, South Carolina, crams plenty of detail into a graceful and easy to read text.

Each chapter begins with an authentic drink suggestion to celebrate the period or fashion under discussion. There are a few appealing suggestions, but most reflect the rough and tumble and hugely alcoholic habits of the American past. Consider this tidbit from the website of Colonial Williamsburg, "in 1790, United States government figures showed that annual per-capita alcohol consumption for everybody over fifteen amounted to thirty-four gallons of beer and cider, five gallons of distilled spirits, and one gallon of wine." Yikes! But when there isn't any clean water, alcohol will suffice.

The whole book is a treat to read but I, who grew up in a wet county next to a dry county, found the extensive history of Prohibition to be particularly interesting. The rise and fall of Maderia wine was also fascinating. The descriptions of the adulterants commonly used to "improve" rough alcohol reminded me happily of our modern food safety laws. And now as I watch Kentucky Derby whoopla, I can sneer knowingly at the sissified modern Julep.

This is a tremendous book and I urge you to read it.

I received a review copy of "Southern spirits: Four hundred years of drinking in the American South, with recipes" by Robert Moss (Random House) through NetGalley.com.
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Dokfintong | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | May 24, 2016 |
Hands down the most educational and readable book on alcohol I've ever read. Fascinating and filled with history this book reads like fiction and makes you desperate to start mixing some cocktails yourself! I've never thirsted for a mint julep so bad! Robert F. Moss does a great job outlining the history of drinking in the south and how it affected slavery, the prohibition, distilleries and more. It was a treasure trove of information. Each of the 20 chapters contained one or two drink recipes that corresponded to that decade or two worth of alcohol history. Also contained were images that help the reader get a sense of what is going on. Personally, I never realized how influential the south was on our drinking habits. From the creation of bourbon, moonshine, to my beloved mint juleps and gin fizzes, the south has had a HUGE influence on the drinking culture of America. A must read for any lover of booze and American history.

I received this book for free from Blogging for Books in return for my honest, unbiased opinion.
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ecataldi | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Apr 22, 2016 |

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