The devil’s cup : coffee, the driving force in history
November 8, 2018 - Comment
A wild ride through the history of coffee offers a humorous revisionist take on world events with this magic bean as the prime mover of everything from Napoleon’s downfall to the prosperity of America Product Features Used Book in Good Condition
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Coffee in history and from around the world The premise is simple enough, travel through the countries where coffee drinking originated and evolved while trying to find little bits of that history along the way. Stewart’s trail starts in Ethiopia, on to Yemen, India, to Turkey and across to Austria, Germany, France, Brazil and finally to the United States. He combines the adventures of his very unconventional free-form travel with outstanding research on how coffee influenced history and culture along the way.”The…
Writing on a Coffee Buzz I enjoyed this book by Mr. Allen. It is basically a personal narrative on his travels so it can also be considered a travel essay. As he experiences various regions, he stops and samples various brews. The “History of the World” portion of the title comes from amusing anecdotes throughout the book relating to coffee. I enjoyed learning about some of the regions where coffee was outlawed at a time and the reasoning or lack of behind it. I am only giving it four stars because I wanted more…
A devilish good read The premise is simple enough, travel through the countries where coffee drinking originated and evolved while trying to find little bits of that history along the way. Stewart’s trail starts in Ethiopia, on to Yemen, India, to Turkey and across to Austria, Germany, France, Brazil and finally to the United States. He combines the adventures of his very unconventional free-form travel with outstanding research on how coffee influenced history and culture along the way.”The Devil’s…