ePub Beer in America: The Early Years--1587-1840: Beer's Role in the Settling of America and the Birth of a Nation by Gregg Smith in History

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great read.. grab a six pack and enjoy!By sedelsI really enjoyed this book and I have a good reason why. I even gave it four stars; which means that I found it to be a really good book or I had ulterior motives. First off; it is non-fiction which almost garners a star just for being readable. What I really enjoyed about this book though is how it correlates with science. Beer is a healthy drink and water is poisonous. At first I was very dubious about this claim; but in light of how little people knew in 1600's; 1700's and 1800's the claim becomes quite plausible. Think about how complicated it is to brew beer. Yeast? They didn't even really know what yeast was. Medicine? Pre-Lister era. Machines? Steam engines appear eventually. Chemical reactions... during this time. It's really awesome seeing how this develops. This feature of the book makes up for the sections of the book where the author; G-Dog; just claims beer was a part of this important event because ... it was there.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very interesting readBy Michael S.This book was required for a U.S. History class. However; I found it to be a very easy and interesting read. Fascinating history of beer in the U.S.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Three StarsBy Ciara FarleyBeer has an important role in our history.