Cocked and Boozy
An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution
$60.54
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2026
Summary
America’s founding generation drank a staggering amount of alcohol by today’s standards.
It influenced their politics, built and sustained their relationships, and drove the economy. Booze was not a small part of colonial society, nor covertly consumed in private spaces-it was integral to American life.
Historians have been reluctant to discuss the influence of alcohol on the founding of the United States, but it is necessary if we want to gain a full picture …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781641606998 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1641606991 |
| Author: | Brooke Barbier |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press |
| Imprint: | Chicago Review Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“Brooke Barbier’s thoroughly researched Cocked and Boozy is likely to stand as the definitive take on alcohol’s role in the American Revolution and the very early republic. It’s almost subversive in its entwining of the era’s major players and their tipples. So go ahead and smuggle this book to the favorite bibulous bibliophile in your life.” –Tom Acitelli, author of The Audacity of Hops: The History of America’s Craft Beer Revolution
About The Author
Brooke Barbier
Brooke Barbier is a public historian who received her PhD in American history from Boston College. In 2013, she founded Ye Olde Tavern Tours, a popular outing that takes guests into historic sites and taverns to learn about Boston’s revolutionary and drunken history. She is the author of Boston in the American Revolution: A Town Versus an Empire and the award-winning King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father. She is nationally recognized as an expert on the American Revolution, speaking throughout the country and contributing historic insight to diverse media outlets.
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