Susan Cheever is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction, including, most recently, Drinking in America: Our Secret History, e.e. cummings: a life, and Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography.
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From the Pilgrims (‘beer was their water’) to President Nixon (he ordered the Damascus airport bombed while bombed), drinking has played a longstanding and sometimes crucial role in American history. Susan Cheever, author of Drinking in America: Our Secret History, offers a diverting tour of the high points.
Susan Cheever is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction, including, most recently, Drinking in America: Our Secret History, e.e. cummings: a life, and Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography.
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