{"product_id":"9781621575597","title":"Muskets and Applejack: Spirits, Soldiers, and the Civil War","description":"\"I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.\"\u003cbr\u003e- President Abraham Lincoln, when confronted about General Ulysses Grant's excessive drinking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlood, gunfire, and whiskey: they are the three things that defined Civil War battlefields. In this fascinating, booze-drenched history of the war that almost tore America apart, historian Mark Will-Weber (author of \u003cem\u003eMint Juleps with Teddy Roosevelt\u003c\/em\u003e) weaves together lighthearted stories of drunken generals and out-of-control soldiers with the gritty reality of battlefields where whiskey was the only medicine-and sometimes the only food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMuskets and Applejack\u003c\/em\u003e paints a full, complex picture of the surprisingly large role alcohol played in the Civil War: how it helped heal physical and emotional wounds, form friendships, and cause strife. Interspersed between stories from the battlefield are authentic recipes of soldiers' favorite drinks-from both sides of the Mason-Dixon line.","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134401986800,"sku":"9781621575597","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781621575597_p0.jpg?v=1763864529","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781621575597","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}