Fowler in Fact meets the fourth Wednesday of the month to discuss a range of nonfiction titles.
This month as part of the Concord Festival of Authors, we will meet at the Wright Tavern, 2 Lexington Road in Concord Center to hear historian Brooke Barbier discuss her recent book, Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution. Eighteenth-century Americans consumed a staggering amount of alcohol compared to us today. Drink influenced their politics, built and sustained their relationships, and drove the economy. Booze was not a small part of colonial society, nor covertly consumed in private spaces—it was integral to American life. When the colonists rebelled against the British Empire, this culture of drink and taverns helped foster revolution.
Please register HERE for the event.
Copies of Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution, will be available at the event for purchase and signing.
If you would like to read the book before the talk, copies will be available to borrow at Fowler and both the ebook and eAudiobook are available to download on Libby. Questions? Email: fowler@concordlibrary.org.