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In 1929, it was estimated that every week bootleggers brought
twenty-two thousand gallons of whiskey, moonshine and other spirits
into Washington, D.C.'s three thousand speakeasies. H.L. Mencken
called it the "thirteen awful years," though it was sixteen for the
District. Nevertheless, the bathtub gin swilling capital dwellers
made the most of Prohibition. Author Garrett Peck crafts a
rollicking history brimming with stories of vice, topped off with
vintage cocktail recipes and garnished with a walking tour of
former speakeasies. Join Peck as he explores an underground city
ruled not by organized crime but by amateur bootleggers, where
publicly teetotaling congressmen could get a stiff drink behind
House office doors and the African American community of U Street
was humming with a new sound called jazz.
The essays in this volume concern the points of intersection
between analytic philosophy and the philosophy of the exact
sciences. More precisely, it concern connections between knowledge
in mathematics and the exact sciences, on the one hand, and the
conceptual foundations of knowledge in general. Its guiding idea is
that, in contemporary philosophy of science, there are profound
problems of theoretical interpretation-- problems that transcend
both the methodological concerns of general philosophy of science,
and the technical concerns of philosophers of particular sciences.
A fruitful approach to these problems combines the study of
scientific detail with the kind of conceptual analysis that is
characteristic of the modern analytic tradition. Such an approach
is shared by these contributors: some primarily known as analytic
philosophers, some as philosophers of science, but all deeply aware
that the problems of analysis and interpretation link these fields
together.
The essays in this volume concern the points of intersection
between analytic philosophy and the philosophy of the exact
sciences. More precisely, it concern connections between knowledge
in mathematics and the exact sciences, on the one hand, and the
conceptual foundations of knowledge in general. Its guiding idea is
that, in contemporary philosophy of science, there are profound
problems of theoretical interpretation-- problems that transcend
both the methodological concerns of general philosophy of science,
and the technical concerns of philosophers of particular sciences.
A fruitful approach to these problems combines the study of
scientific detail with the kind of conceptual analysis that is
characteristic of the modern analytic tradition. Such an approach
is shared by these contributors: some primarily known as analytic
philosophers, some as philosophers of science, but all deeply aware
that the problems of analysis and interpretation link these fields
together.
A cocktail the fascinating alchemy of simple alcohols into complex
potables is an invention as unlikely as it is delicious, and an
American innovation whose history marches in step with that of the
Republic. In Spirits Sugar Water Bitters, nationally recognized
bartender and spirits expert Derek Brown tells the story of the
cocktail s birth, rise, fall, and eventual resurrection, tracing
the contours of the American story itself. In this spirited
timeline, Brown shows how events such as the Whiskey Rebellion,
Prohibition, and the entry of Hawaii into the United States shaped
the nation s drinking habits. Brown also tells the stories of the
great men and women who made their mark on cocktail culture,
including America s Distiller-In-Chief George Washington and
modern-day King Cocktail Dale DeGroff, as well as lesser-known
mixology heroes like Martha Niblo, the nineteenth-century New York
proprieties famous for her Sherry Cobblers, and Frederic Tudor,
whose ice-shipping business gave early drinks like the Cobbler and
the Mint Julep the chill they needed. Featuring classic and
original recipes inspired by each period, this book serves up the
perfect mix of geography, history, culture, and taste.
To Go or Not to Go? To support my husband in his life's work in a
country far away? Or to stay in our own country to care for our
children? This was the dilemma facing many twentieth century Congo
missionaries who were both wives and mothers. There would usually
be little choice as to their decision. A wife was expected, and she
herself expected, to support her husband wherever his career or
vocation took him. Missionaries' own children would generally have
to be found alternative homes or be sent to boarding school. The
mothers would not only have to endure the consequent family
separation but also misunderstanding and personal guilt. 'Mission
and Motherhood' recounts and reflects upon the true stories of four
Yakusu missionary mothers who bore this personal sacrifice with
courage, dignity and discretion.
'Mokili Andelo' is the beautifully told story of Mokili, young son
of a Congolese Bambole Chief, growing up in the Congo of the 1930s
and 40s. Born into Bambole Tradition, but drawn to the incoming
Baptist Mission, young Mokili faces with courage and an open mind
the extraordinary challenges of this cataclysmic period in Congo's
history. Dr Stanley Browne, renowned for his work fighting leprosy,
and in charge of the Yakusu hospital at the time, tells this story
of Mokili who becomes his ?Houseboy? at Yakusu. Dr. Browne was
known at Yakusu as ' Bonganga' - the 'White Doctor'. He is also the
Bonganga of this story. With rare insight and empathy Dr.
'Bonganga' Browne sets Mokili Andelo's story within a vivid, yet
faithful, picture of the Congolese everyday life, culture and
challenge of this crucial time. Dr Stanley Browne, renowned for his
work fighting leprosy and in charge of the Yakusu hospital at the
time, tells this story of his young Yakusu Houseboy, Mokili. Dr.
Browne was known at Yakusu as 'Bonganga' - the 'White Doctor'. He
is also the Bonganga of this story. With rare insight and empathy
Dr. 'Bonganga' Browne sets Mokili Andelo's story within a vivid,
yet faithful, picture of the Congolese everyday life, culture and
challenge of this crucial time.
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