{"product_id":"kentucky-bourbon-whiskey-an-american-heritage-paperback","title":"Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael R. Veach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn May 4, 1964, Congress designated bourbon as a distinctive product of the United States, and it remains the only spirit produced in this country to enjoy such protection. Its history stretches back almost to the founding of the nation and includes many colorful characters, both well known and obscure, from the hatchet-wielding prohibitionist Carry Nation to George Garvin Brown, who in 1872 created Old Forester, the first bourbon to be sold only by the bottle. Although obscured by myth, the his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael R. Veach\u003c\/b\u003e is associate curator of Special Collections at the Filson Historical Society. He is a bourbon historian and a member of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151594688647,"sku":"9780813197715","price":23.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2d0c1ec8333d3ccc6c70c7d61067094b.webp?v=1733208176","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/kentucky-bourbon-whiskey-an-american-heritage-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}