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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818983503321

Autore

Tramazzo John C.

Titolo

Bourbon and Bullets : True Stories of Whiskey, War, and Military Service / / John C. Tramazzo ; foreword by Fred Minnick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Lincoln, NE] : , : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, , [2018]

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2019

©[2018]

ISBN

1-64012-146-3

1-64012-144-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 pages)

Disciplina

355.00973

Soggetti

Bourbon whiskey - United States - History

Soldiers - United States

Soldiers - Alcohol use - United States

Bourbon whiskey

Electronic books.

United States Armed Forces Military life Anecdotes

United States History, Military

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Highlights the relationship between bourbon and military service to show the rich and dramatic connection in American history."--Provided by publisher.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-236) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Bourbon and bullets -- Red likker -- War and whiskey persist -- George Washington -- Evan and Isaac Shelby -- The Weller family -- Thomas Hughes Handy -- Paul l. Jones Jr -- George Thomas Stagg -- Julian Proctor van Winkle Jr -- Elmer Tandy Lee and James B. Johnson Jr -- Richard J. Newman -- Thomas E. Bulleit Jr -- David Steven Pickerell -- Veterans in craft whiskey -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Happy hour.