Ebook: Muskets & applejack: spirits, soldiers, and the Civil War
Author: Will-Weber Mark
- Tags: Armed Forces--Military life, Drinking behavior, Drinking behavior--United States--History--19th century, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--United States--History--19th century, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Social aspects, Soldiers--Alcohol use, Soldiers--Alcohol use--United States--History--19th century, History, United States. -- Army -- Military life -- History -- 19th century, United States. -- Army, Soldiers -- Alcohol use -- United States -- H
- Year: 2017
- Publisher: Regnery Publishing
- City: United States
- Language: English
- epub
"I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals." - President Abraham Lincoln, when confronted about General Ulysses Grant's excessive drinking. Blood, gunfire, and whiskey: they are the three things that defined Civil War battlefields. In this fascinating, booze-drenched history of the war that almost tore America apart, historian Mark Will-Weber (author of Mint Juleps with Teddy Roosevelt) weaves together lighthearted stories of drunken generals and out-of-control soldiers with the gritty reality of battlefields where whiskey was the only medicine-and sometimes the only food. Muskets and Applejack paints a full, complex picture of the surprisingly large role alcohol played in the Civil War: how it helped heal physical and emotional wounds, form friendships, and cause strife. Interspersed between stories from the battlefield are authentic recipes of soldiers' favorite drinks-from both sides of the Mason-Dixon line.
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