Free Download Sarah H. Meacham, "Every Home a Distillery: Alcohol, Gender, and Technology in the Colonial Chesapeake (Early America: History, Context, Culture)"
English | 2009 | pages: 208 | ISBN: 0801893127, 1421409631 | PDF | 2,0 mb
In this original examination of alcohol production in early America, Sarah Hand Meacham uncovers the crucial role women played in cidering and distilling in the colonial Chesapeake. Her fascinating story is one defined by gender, class, technology, and changing patterns of production.