[Sca-cooks] "The Devil's Cup"

[Terry Decker]

The Devil's Cup is not a history of coffee and is not particularly useful in 
understanding the history of coffee in the context of the SCA.  It is larded 
with bits and pieces of coffee history which may be of interest to those of 
us who are interested in the history of coffee, but you have to have some 
background in the subject to separate the gems from the matrix, so to speak. 
Hattox, Coffee and Coffeehouses, and Ukers, All About Coffee, are the 
sources that will provide the best information for history in the SCA 
period.

The book is largely a travelogue covering the locales and inhabitants 
involved in the history of coffee.  Fun to read, but trivial.  It's not so 
much about scholarship as it is about personal interaction.

Bear


Recently in some discussion on coffee, Cariadoc mentioned this book. When my 
order from www.hamiltonbook.com arrived today, I noticed that I had ordered 
this book. From the first, I was wondering how good the scholarship was or 
whether it was useful in studying our period. I haven’t had a chance to read 
the book yet.

Anyway, even with mixed reviews, it might be worth it for $5. (Of course, by 
the time I finished selecting books I was interested in, my total was 
several hundred dollars of books.)

Stefan
(I’m not just an enabler, I’m an addict)

http://www.hamiltonbook.com/the-devils-cup-coffee-the-driving-force-in-history
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THE DEVIL'S CUP: Coffee, the Driving Force in History
Stewart Lee Allen
Published at $25.00
$4.95
(Save $20.05)

A self-appointed social anthropologist of coffee, Allen crossed the globe to 
uncover the truth behind the effect coffee has had on world empires and the 
destiny of mankind. Reveals a fascinating story as he ignores forbidden 
borders and travels to dangerous domains.

Format: Hardbound Pages: 231 Publisher: Soho

ISBN: 9781569471746 Item #: 7574657
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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
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