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Paul Kahan teaches history at Ohlone College in Fremont, California. For more information, visit his website atwww.paulkahan.com

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Quick history of tequila and how to properly enjoy it.
 
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eg4209 | 1 andere bespreking | Jan 15, 2024 |
**I received an advanced reader's copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

Here is a "taste" of all things tequila, from a brief history, to the tasting notes, to the most recognized brands, to recipes. For anyone who wishes to know the basics about this liquor, it's worthy of a read.

This is the third in the series that I have read, and much like its predecessors, this one is short and a fast read. I like the photographs throughout the book and ample pages of tasting notes so readers can go on their own tasting journey. What I appreciate too are the listing of tasting notes possible in each tequila - though each variety is different, at least one of these notes can be deciphered from the sip. Informative, fun read.… (meer)
 
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librarybelle | 1 andere bespreking | May 9, 2022 |
Before Cameron became a byword for ineptitude and corruption as Lincoln's first Secretary of War, there was a long public career that stretched from being a junior newspaper publisher and enthusiastic Jacksonian to being an established businessman and a founder of the Republican Party. One reality is that Cameron was a long-time practitioner of "honest graft," in that while he was angling for plum public positions and contracts, that didn't mean that the job itself would be slighted; it's how business was conducted prior to the unpleasantness of the 1860s. The real issue with Cameron as Secretary of War is that, whatever his talents as a politician and a businessman (which were many), the sort of attention to detail and organization that were needed just weren't part of Cameron's nature. The last straw though was, having joined the Republicans out of a long brewing disgust for what he saw as the overweening sectional demands from the Slave South, Cameron was in advance of the administration position on emancipation and arming freed Blacks. As for the corruption, Cameron dryly noted that if all he wanted to do was make money that was the easiest thing in the world outside of government; not that this prevented him looking for good jobs for his sons and relations. Regarding the ineptitude, well, Cameron seems self-aware enough that he was really not the man for the job and that if the administration needed a scapegoat, he was prepared to be a good party man and take the hit. He still remained Mr. Republican in Pennsylvania pretty much until his death; all in all an enlightening look at how American politics really worked in the mid-19th century.… (meer)
 
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Shrike58 | Sep 24, 2020 |
A very informative and educating look at the Jackson-Biddle battle over the United States Bank and its key role in the finances and economy of the United States at the time, primarily over its rechartering while Jackson was the President.

A bit long winded at times, and at a few times a bit repetitive (in a way that feels like it padded out the short work to be a bit longer than necessary), but overall well written and entertaining and thorough enough to keep me reading the whole time. Not extremely bias, but you definitely get the sense that Jackson did a LOT of things wrong, though Biddle isn't made out to be any kind of saint as well.… (meer)
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