Gin: The Much Lamented Death of Madam Geneva-The Eighteenth Century Gin Craze by Patrick Dillon

Gin: The Much Lamented Death of Madam Geneva-The Eighteenth Century Gin Craze

Patrick Dillon

354 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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The famous Geneva spirit, or gin, as it soon became known, arrived in London from Holland after the restoration of the monarchy in 1662. Originally hailed as a means of providing an economic boost for England's grain farmers, gin drinking soon rea...

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