TweetWonderful news to share. After a long time in writing and editing, along with many occasions of reaching out to publishers, one publisher came forward and has agreed to publish the book. Four days ago the University of Michigan Press offered me a contract for the book. The title of the book is Pabst Best […]
Read MoreTweetI have good news to share. I am now reviewing the book manuscript. I plan to edit and rewrite. Not sure how long that will take me. The new working title is: Pabst Best Tonic: Selling Alcohol as Medicine.
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Read MoreTweetI am adding a couple of chapters to the book. For that I read several books on the history of beer. Another topic I tackled in the reading was the connection between health and beer. This meant a bit of history since many historians claim that we have records of beer dating back to the […]
Read MoreTweetIn November of 2019 Ohio University Press offered me a contract for my new book All about Flowers: James Vick’s Nineteeth Century Seed Company. So you can see that at the moment I am busy with work related to the release of this book. Ohio assures me the book will be out this Fall. Here […]
Read MoreTweetCurrent Status of the Book This is to let you know that I hope to be back on track with the Pabst book this Fall. I am reading material that I might add to the book. Lots of great stuff to learn about as background. Great fun. I will keep you informed as I move […]
Read MoreTweetIt has been a long time since I wrote anything on this blog. I just want you to know that I am writing another book, so the Pabst Tonic book has taken a bit of a back seat at the moment. Down the line I certainly intend to publish the Pabst book. I think you […]
Read MoreTweetIt has been a while since I have been here on this blog. I have completed the Pabst Tonic manuscript. It is, however, too short in word count for a traditional publisher. At the moment I do not know what I will do or what step I will take to come out with a book, […]
Read MoreTweetHappy news to report. Today I sent the University of Wisconsin Press a Prospectus on the book. They have expressed interest in publishing the book. Now I just wait to see if the Press wants the full manuscript and illustrations. Will keep you posted on how things progress.
Read MoreTweetI like to read about the history of beer. Recently I finished the book by Lauren Clark called Crafty Bastards: Beer in New England from the Mayflower to Modern Day. Since Colonial time in New England, people drank beer because it was a safe beverage and considered healthy. When A. Cressy Morrison, the Pabst Advertising Manager […]
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