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Williams, Olivia.
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Gin -- England -- London -- History.
Liquors -- Social aspects -- England -- History.
Alcoholic beverages -- History.
London (England) -- Social life and customs.
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Williams, Olivia.
Gin -- England -- London -- History.
Liquors -- Social aspects -- England -- History.
Alcoholic beverages -- History.
London (England) -- Social life and customs.
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Gin glorious gin : how mother's ruin became the spirit of London / Olivia Williams.
by
Williams, Olivia.
Headline Publishing, c2014.
Call #:
641.255 W725g
Subjects
Gin
--
England
--
London
--
History
.
Liquors
--
Social
aspects
--
England
--
History
.
Alcoholic beverages
--
History
.
London (
England
)
--
Social
life and customs.
ISBN:
9781472215338 (hc.)
1472215338 (c.)
Alternate title:
How mother's ruin became the spirit of London.
Description:
319 p. : ill., facsimiles, map ; 23 cm
Bibliography:
Bibliography: p. 317.
Summary:
A vibrant cultural
history
of London seen through the prism of its most iconic drink. A visit to the underbelly of the Georgian city via the Gin Craze, detouring to the emergence of cocktail bars in the West End, the story is brought right up to date. Gin, a spirit which derives its predominant flavour from juniper berries, has crossed paths with Londoners of all classes and professions over the past three hundred years, becoming shorthand for metropolitan glamour and alcoholic squalor in equal measure. In and out of both legality and popularity, gin is a drink that has seen it all. A quirky, informative historical exploration, full of famous faces
--
from Dickens to Churchill, Hogarth to Dr Johnson.
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641.255 W725g
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