American still life : the Jim Beam story and the making of the world's #1 bourbon /
F. Paul Pacult, foreword by Frederick Booker Noe III.
- Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2003.
- xvi, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Published simultaneously in Canada.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-231) and index.
The foundations -- Jacob Beam : alcohol and immigrants and surviving in a harsh land -- David Beam and pre-Civil War Kentucky -- David M. Beam and the debris of war -- The dynasty -- Jim Beam and the making of a bourbon whiskey brand -- Jere and Carl Beam : Jim Beam bourbon steps onto the world stage -- Booker Noe : big man, small batch -- The other Beams : behind every good bourbon whiskey -- Finding a crown for the jewel -- Appendices : the bourbon whiskeys of Jim Beam brands.
0471444073 (cloth)
2003-011340
Beam family.
James B. Beam Distilling Company.
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