The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee Paperback

Hilarious, historic & fascinating

This is the history of the world via coffee, and it's full of amazing facts.

Pirated coy. Pathetic paper quality. Pages also not complete.

The premise is simple enough, travel through the countries where coffee drinking originated and evolved while trying to find little bits of that history along the way. Stewart's trail starts in Ethiopia, on to Yemen, India, to Turkey and across to Austria, Germany, France, Brazil and finally to the United States. He combines the adventures of his very unconventional free-form travel with outstanding research on how coffee influenced history and culture along the way."The Devil's Cup" is full of pity historical insights, laced with humor, sometimes even a bit of dark bitter brew. Coffee plantations and slavery are part of the story. I've read other histories of coffee, but this one is the perfect blend. Stewart's final travels across the U.S., looking for the best of the worst coffee in middle America is a hoot.There's much to ponder here about the quest for caffeination. The morning coffee in the office or standing in line at Starbucks isn't really that different than the many tribal coffee ceremonies hundreds of years ago.

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