All About Coffee - The Original Classic Edition

SEVENTEEN years before this book was finished....the author of this work made his first trip abroad to gather material for a book on coffee. Subsequently he spent a year in travel among the coffee-producing countries. After the initial surveys, correspondents were appointed to make researches in the principal European libraries and museums; and this phase of the work continued until April, 1922. Simultaneous researches were conducted in American libraries and historical museums up to the time of the return of the final proofs to the printer in June, 1922. It took Ten years to sort and classify the material for this book. The actual writing of the manuscript has extended over four years. Among the unique features of the book are the Coffee Thesaurus; the Coffee Chronology, containing 492 dates of historical importance; the Complete Reference Table of the Principal Kinds of Coffee Grown in the World; and the Coffee Bibliography, containing 1,380 references. There has been no serious American work on coffee since Hewitt?s Coffee: Its History, Cultivation and Uses, published in 1872; and Thurber?s Coffee from Plantation to Cup, published in 1881. Both of these are now out of print, as is also Walsh?s Coffee: Its History, Classification and Description, published in 1893. This book is The Bible of all other coffee books - The information contained in this book is perhaps the most complet and concise information on the subject. While it was written nearly 75 years ago there is no other work that is more complete. If I could rate it a 12 I would have. A must for any coffee profeciadnoda. This is a legend book for the connaisseurs of coffee. Highly recommended for anyone interested in coffee. An etymological tour de force - If you ever wondered where the word coffee came from, this book will tell you. Bought as a birthday present for my son who is already on the path to becoming an experienced Barista. He was thrilled to get the book and finds the book very informative and is already sharing the knowledge held within this essential manual with fellow baristas. Great book would recommend to anyone interested in knowing all about coffee.