Coffee: The Epic of a Commodity

by Heinrich Eduard Jacob

Book Overview

"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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1632202964
• ISBN13: 9781632202963
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

coffee in historical perspective

This the first history of coffee I've ever read. I figure, I drink so much of the stuff, I may as well educate myself on it. I found the book completely fascinating, as it was just as much about world geography, European history and economic theory as it was about coffee. If you like those things, you will probably enjoy this book. If not, it may come across as a bit dry and obscure. For my caffeinated purposes it was just the ticket.

Just black ma'am.

Coffee is best just black and smooth tasting, like this wonderful read. The author reveals intriguing information about the history of coffee through the rascals that discovered it, coveted it, and brought the savory bean to the world.