Kentucky Bourbon: The Early Years of Whiskeymaking

by Henry G. Crowgey

Book Overview

Bourbon whiskey is perhaps Kentucky's most distinctive product. Despite bourbon's prominence in the social and economic life of the Bluegrass state, many myths and legends surround its origins. In Kentucky Bourbon, Henry C. Crowgey claims that distilled spirits and pioneer settlement went hand in hand; Isaac Shelby, the state's first governor, was among Kentucky's pioneer distillers. Crowgey traces the drink's history from its beginnings as a cottage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813191831
• ISBN13: 9780813191836
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher