Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer Author: William Knoedelseder | Language: English | ISBN:
B007HBY1GO | Format: PDF
Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer Description
“Bitter Brew deftly chronicles the contentious succession of kings in a uniquely American dynasty. You’ll never crack open a six again without thinking of this book.”
—John Sayles, Director of Eight Men Out and author of A Moment in the Sun
The creators of Budweiser and Michelob beers, the Anheuser-Busch company is one of the wealthiest, most colorful and enduring family dynasties in the history of American commerce. In Bitter Brew, critically acclaimed journalist William Knoedelseder tells the riveting, often scandalous saga of the rise and fall of the dysfunctional Busch family—an epic tale of prosperity, profligacy, hubris, and the dark consequences of success that spans three centuries, from the open salvos of the Civil War to the present day.
- File Size: 1295 KB
- Print Length: 416 pages
- Publisher: HarperBusiness (November 6, 2012)
- Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers
- Language: English
- ASIN: B007HBY1GO
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,112 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Wow - I never thought I would say a book about Anheuser-Busch brewing history would be a page turner but I'm happily wrong. The story hits on all cylinders in my opinion. Yes, it's a story filled with scandal about a really colorful family. But it's more than that. It talks to what I think is wrong with today's corporate culture as well. How businesses in this country started out good but have become corrupted over the years. Through the good and bad, the Busch family played a major part in the American business landscape. It was great to see the whole story unfold and tough to see the kingdom come down in the end. Bill does a great job of setting the table and keeping your interest throughout the book. I'm not kidding when I say you won't want to put this down.
By Sean MacMillan
I live in the metropolitan St. Louis area and the Busch family is part of the culture and history here. I found this book to be intriguing and a bit sad as well. Money really cannot buy you happiness and this book tells the family's tragic story. Well written and engrossing. I literally could not put it down.
By Susan K. Schnirring
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