Manny Shwab and the George Dickel Company: Whisky, Power and Politics During Nashville's Gilded Age | Clay Shwab

Manny Shwab and the George Dickel Company: Whisky, Power and Politics During Nashville’s Gilded Age by Clay Shwab is a fascinating English-language book about Tennessee whiskey, political power and the turbulent history of Nashville in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

At the centre of the story is V.E. “Manny” Shwab, an influential Jewish immigrant of Alsatian origin who became one of the richest and most powerful men in Tennessee. His name is closely linked to the George Dickel Company, Cascade Whisky, saloons, political influence and the conflicts surrounding alcohol in an era when whiskey, power and morality constantly collided.

This book tells not only the story of an entrepreneur, but also the story of a city and an industry in transition. Civil War smuggling, the rise of Nashville, the fight over Prohibition and the often violent culture surrounding alcohol form the historical backdrop.

Clay Shwab, Manny Shwab’s great-grandson, brings together family history, American whiskey history and political biography in one rich narrative. This makes the book especially interesting for readers who enjoy American whiskey, Tennessee whiskey, George Dickel, Prohibition history and the wider culture of drink, power and commerce.

Manny Shwab and the George Dickel Company is not a standard tasting guide, but a historical book for readers who want to understand how whiskey, politics, immigration and entrepreneurship shaped Nashville’s Gilded Age.

Book Details
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Pages: 248
Author: Clay Shwab
ISBN / barcode: 9781476692777
Weight: 0.5 kg
Subject: George Dickel, Tennessee whiskey, Manny Shwab, Nashville, Prohibition, American whiskey history