A History of Hooch [and those who drink it]

A short, informative and amusing book review in New York Magazine hawks a new book on the history of man and his social relationship with alcohol. Here's a short pour from it:

True to form, Iain Gately's new book, Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol, posits its subject as the lifeblood of the world. Booze has presided over executions and business deals and marriages and births. It inspired the ancient Greeks to invent not only democracy but comedy and tragedy. It helped goad America's Founding Fathers into revolution.

Click below for the full review:

http://www.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=A+History+of+Hooch&expire=&urlID=29577780&fb=Y&url=http://nymag.com/arts/books/reviews/48320/&partnerID=73272