Strong Wine: The Life and Legend of Agoston Haraszthy

by Brian McGinty

Book Overview

Bold, flamboyant, extravagant, devious, visionary, Agoston Haraszthy (1812-1869) is one of the most fascinating--and elusive--figures in the history of American agriculture. Apart from his pioneer efforts to establish a world-class wine industry in California, he holds other important distinctions: he was the first Hungarian to permanently settle in the United States, author of only the second Hungarian-language book about the United States, founder...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804731462
• ISBN13: 9780804731461
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 596 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"