Americana Ebrietatis / The Favorite Tipple of our Forefathers and the Laws and Customs Relating Thereto

The book surveys colonial and early American drinking habits, tracing how beverages like cider, beer, rum, and various homemade wines were integral to daily life, social ceremonies, and work. It examines legal and fiscal responses from tariffs and internal taxes to local regulations, and considers attitudes toward alcohol in schools, colleges, courts, churches, and politics. Chapters discuss prominent individuals' connections to the liquor trade, the role of alcohol in slavery, Native American contact, and rural customs such as christenings, weddings, funerals, taverns, and worksite treats. The concluding material assesses the traffic's economic reach, whiskey as currency, and the emergence of temperance movements.