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Absinthe : History in a Bottle by Barnaby Conrad, III is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Absinthe : History in a Bottle about?
<p>One hundred forty-four proof, notoriously addictive, and the drug of choice for nineteenth-century poets, absinthe is gaining bootleg popularity after almost a century of being banned. Due to popular demand, <I>Absinthe: History in a Bottle </I>is back in paperback with a handsome new cover. Like the author's bestselling <I>The Martini </I>and <I>The Cigar,</I> it is a potent brew of wild nights and social history, fact and trivia, gorgeous art and beautiful artifacts. As intoxicating as its subject, <I>Absinthe</I> makes a memorable gift for anyone who knows how to celebrate vice.</p> <h3>Publishers Weekly</h3> <p>Few drinks conjure the cultural associations and charged atmospheres that absinthe does, even now, some 70 years after its ban in Europe and the U.S. Freelance writer Conrad sees absinthe ``as a skeleton key to the fin de siecle's secrets.'' An engaging combination of art history, sociology, travelogue and artists' biography, this clever hybrid recounts both the praise heaped upon the alcoholic beverage and the tales of destroyed creativity and absinthe-related violence that led to its prohibition. Turn-of-the-century Paris comes alive, as does its expatriate soci
Who reads Absinthe : History in a Bottle?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Barnaby Conrad, III
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books LLC
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780811816502
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Science, Sociology
- Rating
- 4.02 / 5 (286 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14