In addition, the book offers a panorama of the growth of the nation as a whole, its periods of heady expansion alternating with bouts of self-doubt. It chronicles their adversaries as well, from counterfeiters and self-serving politicians to Temperance leaders and Prohibition advocates. It is an account of people, from the visionary men of the 19th century who, like the counterparts in steel, railroads, and oil, built mighty empires from virtually nothing. Focusing at first on the great breweries of Milwaukee and St Louis, the author gives us a detailed look at the development of this industry from the 1800s to today. This is the story of the rollicking world of the great American breweries and those that created them, from poor German immigrants to captains of industry. Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer
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