The Nation's Capital Brewmaster
Christian Heurich and His Brewery, 1842-1956
Seiten
2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6501-6 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6501-6 (ISBN)
Christian Heurich (1842-1945) was not only Washington D.C.'s most successful brewer, he was the world's oldest, with 90 years' experience. Drawing on family papers and photos, the author chronicles Heurich's life and the evolving beer industry before and after Prohibition.
Christian Heurich (1842-1945) was not only Washington D.C.'s most successful brewer, he was the world's oldest, with 90 years' experience. He walked across central Europe learning his craft, survived a shipboard cholera epidemic, recovered from malaria and worked as a roustabout on a Caribbean banana boat--all by age 30. Heurich lived most of his life in Washington, becoming its largest private landowner and opening the city's largest brewery. He won a "beer war" against his rivals and his beers won medals at World's Fairs.
He was trapped in Europe while on vacation at the start of both World Wars, once sleeping through an air raid, and was accused of being a German spy plotting to assassinate Woodrow Wilson. A notably odd episode: when they began to tear down his old brewery to build the Kennedy Center, the wrecking ball bounced off the walls.
Drawing on family papers and photos, the author chronicles Heurich's life and the evolving beer industry before and after Prohibition.
Christian Heurich (1842-1945) was not only Washington D.C.'s most successful brewer, he was the world's oldest, with 90 years' experience. He walked across central Europe learning his craft, survived a shipboard cholera epidemic, recovered from malaria and worked as a roustabout on a Caribbean banana boat--all by age 30. Heurich lived most of his life in Washington, becoming its largest private landowner and opening the city's largest brewery. He won a "beer war" against his rivals and his beers won medals at World's Fairs.
He was trapped in Europe while on vacation at the start of both World Wars, once sleeping through an air raid, and was accused of being a German spy plotting to assassinate Woodrow Wilson. A notably odd episode: when they began to tear down his old brewery to build the Kennedy Center, the wrecking ball bounced off the walls.
Drawing on family papers and photos, the author chronicles Heurich's life and the evolving beer industry before and after Prohibition.
Mark Elliott Benbow is an assistant professor of American History at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Youth and Immigration: 1842–1870
2. Early Years in D.C.: 1871–1879
3. Moving Up in Business and Society: 1880–1894
4. High Point for Heurich Brewing: 1895–1900
Between pages 122 and 123 are 12 color plates containing 22 photographs
5. The New Century: 1901–1914
6. War and Prohibition: 1914–1920
7. Rebirth and the Final Act: 1921–1945
8. Afterwards: 1946–1962
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.08.2017 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 118 photos (22 in color), bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 481 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Getränke |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6501-X / 147666501X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6501-6 / 9781476665016 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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