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A Dark History of Gin
Price: $16.99
ISBN: 9781399070522
Pub Date: 2023-01-05
Format: Digital download
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
224 Pages
A Dark History of Gin looks at the origins and development of a drink which seems to have a universal and timeless appeal. Historian Mike Rendell explores the origins of distilling in the ancient world and considers the how, when, where and why of the ‘happy marriage’ between distilled spirits and berries from the juniper bush.
A Dark History of Sugar
Price: $19.99
ISBN: 9781526783660
Pub Date: 2022-06-16
Format: Digital download
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
224 Pages
A Dark History of Sugar delves into our evolutionary history to explain why sugar is so loved, yet is the root cause of so many bad things. Europe’s colonial past and Britain’s Empire were founded and fuelled on sugar, as was the United States, the greatest superpower on the planet – and they all relied upon slave labour to catalyse it.
A Dark History of Chocolate
Price: $16.99
ISBN: 9781526768315
Pub Date: 2021-11-01
Format: Digital download
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
224 Pages
A Dark History of Chocolate looks at our long relationship with this ancient ‘food of the Gods’. The book examines the impact of the cocoa bean trade on the economies of Britain and the rest of Europe, as well as its influence on health, cultural and social trends over the centuries.
A Dark History of Tea
Price: $16.99
ISBN: 9781526761613
Pub Date: 2020-07-08
Format: Digital download
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
248 Pages
This book looks at our long relationship with this most revered of hot beverages.
A Dark History of Gin
Price: $16.99
ISBN: 9781399070522
Pub Date: 2023-01-05
Format: Digital download
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
224 Pages
A Dark History of Sugar
Price: $19.99
ISBN: 9781526783660
Pub Date: 2022-06-16
Format: Digital download
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
224 Pages
A Dark History of Chocolate
Price: $16.99
ISBN: 9781526768315
Pub Date: 2021-11-01
Format: Digital download
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
224 Pages
A Dark History of Tea
Price: $16.99
ISBN: 9781526761613
Pub Date: 2020-07-08
Format: Digital download
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
248 Pages