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A History of Wine in America
University of California Press 2005; US$ 36.95A History of Wine in America is the definitive account of winemaking in the United States, first as it was carried out under Prohibition, and then as it developed and spread to all fifty states after the repeal of Prohibition. Engagingly written, exhaustively researched, and rich in detail, this book describes how Prohibition devastated the wine... more...
A History of Wine in America, Volume 1
University of California Press 2007; US$ 36.95The Vikings called North America "Vinland," the land of wine. Giovanni de Verrazzano, the Italian explorer who first described the grapes of the New World, was sure that "they would yield excellent wines." And when the English settlers found grapes growing so thickly that they covered the ground down to the very seashore, they concluded that "in all... more...
The Makers of American Wine
University of California Press 2012; US$ 34.95Americans learned how to make wine successfully about two hundred years ago, after failing for more than two hundred years. Thomas Pinney takes an engaging approach to the history of American wine by telling its story through the lives of 13 people who played significant roles in building an industry that now extends to every state. While some names?such... more...
Notes on a Cellar-Book
University of California Press 2008; US$ 35.00Since its first publication in 1920, George Saintsbury's classic Notes on a Cellar-Book has remained one of the greatest tributes to drink and drinking in the literature of wine. A collection of tasting notes, menus, and robust opinions, the work is filled with anecdotes and recollections of wines and spirits consumed?from the heights of Romanée-Conti... more...
The Letters of Thomas Babington MacAulay, Volume 2
Cambridge University Press 1974; US$ 44.00Professor Pinney is editing the whole body of surviving letters by Macaulay, giving accurate texts and textual and explanatory notes. more...
The Letters of Thomas Babington MacAulay, Volume 3
Cambridge University Press 1976; US$ 46.00The third volume of Thomas Pinney's acclaimed edition of Macaulay's letters brings the work to its halfway point. more...
The Letters of Thomas Babington MacAulay, Volume 4
Cambridge University Press 1977; US$ 46.00The fourth volume of Thomas Pinney's acclaimed edition of Macaulay's letters covers the period between September 1841 and December 1848. more...
The Letters of Thomas Babington MacAulay, Volume 5
Cambridge University Press 1981; US$ 53.00The years covered in this fifth volume of Macaulay's letters were a striking mixture of triumph and loss. more...
The Letters of Thomas Babington MacAulay, Volume 6
Cambridge University Press 1981; US$ 50.00The last four years of Macaulay's life, documented in this final volume of the Letters, began as an agreeable coda to the rest. more...
The Letters of Thomas Babington MacAulay: Volume 1, 1807February 1831
Cambridge University Press 1974; US$ 46.00Professor Pinney is editing the whole body of surviving letters by Macaulay, giving accurate texts and textual and explanatory notes. more...
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