Drinking with the Democrats, Mark WillWeber
Drinking with the Democrats, Mark WillWeber
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Drinking with the Democrats
The Party Animal’s History of Liberal Libations

Author: Mark Will-Weber

Narrator: William Hughes

Unabridged: 4 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/11/2016

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

This new gift edition spin-off of Mint Juleps with Teddy Roosevelt looks at the favorite beers, liquors, and cocktail recipes of Democratic presidents and their first ladies.This election year, celebrate the Democratic Party by drinking like a Democrat! Organized by president, this fun audiobook is full of cocktail recipes, bar tips, and hysterical drinking anecdotes from all Democratic White House administrations. Which Southern man drank Snakebites? How did Jackie O. like her daiquiris? Drinking with the Democrats is the bar guide with a twist that all political buffs will enjoy.

About Mark Will-Weber

Mark Will-Weber, a seasoned journalist and magazine editor, is the author of multiple books and numerous articles, such as his noted historical feature on the Battle of Antietam. He is the great-grandson of the Civil War general J. K. Robison, who led the Sixteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry during the end-game campaign leading up to Lee’s surrender at Appomattox; and the grandson of Colonel Charles Isiah Faddis, who served in three wars—the Mexican Expedition, World War I, and World War II—was awarded two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, and served as a United States congressman from 1933 to 1942.

About William Hughes

William Hughes is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. A professor of political science at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon, he received his doctorate in American politics from the University of California at Davis. He has done voice-over work for radio and film and is also an accomplished jazz guitarist.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on August 28, 2021

"Drinking with the Democrats" is like cocktail-party chatter: breezy, pleasantly anecdotal, and factually suspect. Docked one star for some sloppy editing (Harry Truman had no reason to be running for President in 1948), another for an unnecessary slam of Eleanor Roosevelt, whom the author calls "le......more

Goodreads review by Kim on March 27, 2020

This was a pleasant and amusing book and a thoroughly enjoyable distraction from covid-19. It's a keeper on my bookshelves as a drink recipe is attached to each president. What I liked about it was its notable lack of meanness, at least until he got to Kennedy and LBJ, for whom he was unable to disg......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on October 24, 2016

Interesting look at the democrats and their drinking habits and choices.......more

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