{"product_id":"cocked-and-boozy-an-intoxicating-history-of-the-american-revolution-9781641606998","title":"Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerica's founding generation drank a staggering amount of alcohol by today's standards.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e 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 of the movement--it's time to reveal the drunken side of the American Revolution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eCocked and Boozy\u003c\/i\u003e--two of Benjamin Franklin's two hundred terms for drunkenness--public historian Brooke Barbier examines the role that alcohol played in spurring, binding, and winning the American Revolution and how it shaped the nascent United States. Every chapter concludes with an eighteenth-century cocktail recipe made for modern tastes, so readers can participate in their own historic tippling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The intoxicating story begins in 1763 after the end of the French and Indian War and spans until 1800, with the presidential election of Thomas Jefferson. During these nearly four decades, Americans witnessed unprecedented disorder and prodigious growth, and through it all--powering it, in fact--was alcohol. \u003cb\u003ePut simply, drink helped transform British subjects into Americans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brooke Barbier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641606998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrooke Barbier\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eBoston in the American Revolution: A Town Versus an Empire\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eKing Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father\u003c\/i\u003e. She is nationally recognized as an expert on the American Revolution, speaking throughout the country and contributing historic insight to diverse media outlets.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Brooke Barbier \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48449291387037,"sku":"9781641606998","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2525c377-ba30-4880-9924-83494d46a1b7.jpg?v=1781631471","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/cocked-and-boozy-an-intoxicating-history-of-the-american-revolution-9781641606998","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}