During prohibition, Charles Baker traveled the world in search of exotic alcoholic beverages in addition to interesting people with whom he could share them. The Gentleman's Companion: The Exotic Drinking Book is the summation of Baker's drinking experiences abroad. Baker accents his tales of high adventure with recipes for cocktails and other alcoholic beverages that were considered unusual specimens in the 1920s and 30s.
Baker, a captivating storyteller, wrote about food and drink for a number of well-known magazines. In this travelogue he relates how notorious figures, including Hemmingway and Faulkner, numbered among his drinking companions.
At once a drinking guidebook and haughty memoir, The Gentleman's Companion, initially published in 1939, provides a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the bombastic and glamorous world of travel in the mid-twentieth century.
Автор: Baker Charles Henry Название: The Gentleman`s Companion: Complete Edition ISBN: 1626541256 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781626541252 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 2754.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Fitzsimons, Terence Название: Unfortunate endeavours of charles henry brown ISBN: 3034319304 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783034319300 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 10586.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is the biography of a pioneer aeronaut, Charles Henry Brown, whose life-long obsession with aerostation took him from his native Great Britain to Australia and India. The story of his quest for recognition is deeply researched, while being told in an anti-generic mode – imagined dialogue, play scripts and speculative interventions. To date Brown’s story has not been told in any great detail, and in the few instances where his achievements have been noted the records are marred by inaccuracies. While the story is prima facie an historical biography it also highlights the travail and frustrations faced by the early aviation pioneers – in an age of innovation and advancement they were viewed by many in the scientific community, and the general public, as being no more than providers of novelty entertainment. Brown never accepted this role and had a greater vision of the future of aviation. Brown’s story also reflects the many interesting, and to us, peculiar aspects of contemporary Victorian society.
