The Devils Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee Allen Stewart LeePaperback
The Devils Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee Allen Stewart LeePaperback "Absolutely riveting . . . Is coffee, indeed, the substance that drives history? Essential reading for foodies,…
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The Devils Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee Allen Stewart LeePaperback
"Absolutely riveting . . . Is coffee, indeed, the substance that drives history? Essential reading for foodies, java-junkies, anthropologists, and anyone else interested in funny, sardonically told adventure stories." --Anthony Bourdain, author of Kitchen ConfidentialFull of historical insights and laced with humor, The Devil's Cup is not only a history of coffee, but a travelogue of a risk-taking seeker.In this captivating book, Stewart Lee Allen treks three-quarters of the way around the world on a caffeinated quest to answer these profound questions: Did the advent of coffee give birth to an enlightened western civilization?
From the cliffhanging villages of Southern Yemen, where coffee beans were first cultivated eight hundred years ago, to a cavernous coffeehouse in Calcutta, the drinking spot for two of India's