A cup of coffee is a miracle, a wonderful assemblage of relationships”. This classic follows coffee’s journey around the world, from London to Brazil, telling in fascinating detail and amusing anecdote the singular history of the legendary commodity, from its discovery that chewing on the beans were keeping goats awake in Yemen to the author’s
A cup of coffee is a miracle, a wonderful assemblage of relationships”. This classic follows coffee’s journey around the world, from London to Brazil, telling in fascinating detail and amusing anecdote the singular history of the legendary commodity, from its discovery that chewing on the beans were keeping goats awake in Yemen to the author’s own experiences with the bean in 1935.
Referred to as a documentary novel” back during its inception, H.E. Jacobs pioneered the concept of creative nonfiction, combining the reality of nonfiction with the epic presentation and prose of fiction. This genre exploded into popularity and remains so today. Coffee tells the story of this popular beverage in short, fun to read essays that will entertain anyone that enjoys a good, strong cup of coffee.
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A Fascinating History of Coffee Wasn’t sure if I’d like this book – is there enough history about coffee to fill a whole book written in the 1930s? Surprise! There is. Fascinating, too. Who would have thought that goats discovered coffee and the Ottoman Empire failed in Europe because of coffee. And it turned out to be a quick read. A little jumbled. Sometimes confusing. Seemed to be written by a committee rather than a person. Regardless, if you love coffee, you’ll find this book fascinating. Oh, if you don’t understand…
A journey following coffee This is a book written in the early 1930’s and as such some might find difficult to read but I found great use of the kindle features.The author begins the journey for coffee’s mythical origin and follows through both Asia and Europe. He takes his time telling his story and some may find it too detailed, though I enjoyed the literary journey.The history of coffee is as much the history of the world that drank it and throughout the book I found myself thinking “oh that’s why the…
History Strictly for a historian