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For God, Country and Coca-Cola

by Mark Pendergrast

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Publisher Comments:

For God, Country and Coca-Cola is the unauthorized history of the great American soft drink and the company that makes it. From its origins as a patent medicine in Reconstruction Atlanta through its rise as the dominant consumer beverage of the American century, the story of Coke is as unique, tasty, and effervescent as the drink itself. With vivid portraits of the entrepreneurs who founded the company — and of the colorful cast of hustlers, swindlers, ad men, and con men who have made Coca-Cola the most recognized trademark in the world — this is business history at its best: in fact, "The Real Thing".

Book News Annotation:

A scholar and journalist investigating popular vices—incest and coffee previously—Pendergrast here chronicles the US soft drink from its invention as a cocaine-laced patent medicine in the Gilded Age to its global ubiquity as a symbol of consumer capitalism. To the 1996 edition he has added the original secret formula, 30 early company management lessons, and other tidbits that have been published since.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

Now fully updated, the classic account of how a bottle of sweetened caramel-colored soda water became synonymous with American capitalism

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 583-595) and index.

About the Author

Mark Pendergrast was born in Atlanta and is a graduate of Harvard University. A business journalist, he has published articles and reviews in a number of magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times, the Sunday Times (London), and Financial Analyst.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780465054688
Author:
Pendergrast, Mark
Publisher:
Basic Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
History
Subject:
Corporate History
Subject:
Coca-cola company
Subject:
Soft drink industry
Subject:
Corporate & Business History
Subject:
Corporate & Business History - General
Subject:
General Business & Economics
Subject:
Coca-Cola Company - History
Subject:
Soft drink industry -- United States -- History.
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
2nd ed., rev. and expanded
Series Volume:
GTR-479
Publication Date:
March 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
664
Dimensions:
916x615x176 180

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