The Search for God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer That Changed the World

by Stephen Mansfield

Book Overview

The history of Guinness, one of the world s most famous brands, reveals the noble heights and generosity of a great family and an innovative business. It began in Ireland in the mid 1700s. The water in Ireland, indeed throughout Europe, was famously undrinkable, and the gin and whiskey that took its place devastated civil society. It was a disease ridden, starvation-plagued, alcoholic age, and Christians like Arthur Guinness as well as monks and even...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595552693
• ISBN13: 9781595552693
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.3"