Gerald Carson (1899–1989)
Autore di The Social History of Bourbon
Sull'Autore
Gerald Carson (1899-1989) was the author of several books of social history.
Opere di Gerald Carson
Opere correlate
A Sense of History: The Best Writing from the Pages of American Heritage (1985) — Collaboratore — 465 copie
The American Heritage Cookbook and Illustrated History of American Eating & Drinking Part 1 — Collaboratore — 8 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Carson, Gerald Hewes
- Data di nascita
- 1899
- Data di morte
- 1989-12-04
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Carrollton, Illinois, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Langhorne, Pennsylvania, USA
- Istruzione
- University of Illinois (BA, MA)
- Attività lavorative
- historian
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 14
- Opere correlate
- 3
- Utenti
- 174
- Popolarità
- #123,126
- Voto
- 3.5
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 13
- Lingue
- 1
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