Rum: A Distilled History of Colonial Australia by Matt Murphy

Rum: A Distilled History of Colonial Australia by Matt Murphy

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781460759424
Author: Matt Murphy
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Place: Sydney NSW
Year: 2021
Format: Paperback
Pages: 341 pages

Book Description

Secondhand. Near fine condition.

Australia and its formation - through the distorted view of a rum bottle.

Could the Rum Rebellion have been averted if Major Johnston wasn't hungover? Would the Eureka Stockade have been different if the rebels weren't pissed? How were prisoners to get drunk if Macquarie closed the only pub in the goal? And why should sailors under fourteen be deprived of their sixteen shots of rum per day?

These are just some of the questions raised in Matt Murphy's account of Australia's colonial history. Brimming with detailed research and irreverent character sketches, Rum looks at not just how much was drunk in colonial Australia (a lot!) but also the lengths people went to get their hands on it, the futile efforts of the early governors to control it, and the often disastrous and/or absurd consequences of its consumption.

Those consequences aren't just in our past. Murphy goes beyond foundation stories to examine the legacy our love affair with alcohol has created, from binge drinking to lockout laws and from prohibition to urinating on the parliamentary carpet.

So here's to Rum for making bad decisions look like a good idea at the time.

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