Considered the definitive work about coffee of its time, "All About Coffee" was written by William Ukers, founder of the Tea and Coffee Trade Journal. In order to write this book, he spent seventeen years traveling to many places where coffee is grown, served, and enjoyed, and he shares his knowledge about all aspects of coffee, from farm to table, in a thorough but interesting fashion. The book contains a Coffee Thesaurus; a Coffee Chronology; the Complete Reference Table of the Principal Kinds of Coffee Grown in the World; as well as chapters on all aspects of coffee, such as the story of coffee houses in various places, the chemistry and pharmacology of coffee, and the preparation of roasted coffee. - Summary by Leni
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Prefatory Material
22:51 - Chapter 2
Dealing with the Etymology of Coffee
11:01 - Chapter 3
History of Coffee Propagation
23:49 - Chapter 4
Early History of Coffee Drinking, part 1
39:24 - Chapter 5
Early History of Coffee Drinking, part 2
20:38 - Chapter 6
Introduction of Coffee into Western Europe
20:01 - Chapter 7
The Beginnings of Coffee in France
14:08 - Chapter 8
The Introduction of Coffee into England
24:10 - Chapter 9
The Introduction of Coffee into Holland
07:12 - Chapter 10
The Introduction of Coffee into Germany
13:24 - Chapter 11
Telling How Coffee Came to Vienna
12:37 - Chapter 12
The Coffee Houses of Old London, part 1
35:57 - Chapter 13
The Coffee Houses of Old London, part 2
41:42 - Chapter 14
The Coffee Houses of Old London, part 3
27:53 - Chapter 15
The Coffee Houses of Old London, part 4
22:59 - Chapter 16
History of the Early Parisian Coffee Houses
36:56 - Chapter 17
Introduction of Coffee into North America
24:19 - Chapter 18
History of Coffee in Old New York
32:23 - Chapter 19
Coffee Houses of Old Philadelphia
18:56 - Chapter 20
The Botany of the Coffee Plant
40:06 - Chapter 21
The Microscopy of the Coffee Fruit
11:51 - Chapter 22
The Chemistry of the Coffee Bean, part 1
48:20 - Chapter 23
The Chemistry of the Coffee Bean, part 2
50:12 - Chapter 24
Pharmacology of the Coffee Drink, part 1
37:12 - Chapter 25
Pharmacology of the Coffee Drink, part 2
35:43 - Chapter 26
The Commercial Coffees of the World
15:55 - Chapter 27
Cultivation of the Coffee Plant, part 1
36:33 - Chapter 28
Cultivation of the Coffee Plant, part 2
36:21 - Chapter 29
Cultivation of the Coffee Plant, part 3
39:43 - Chapter 30
Preparing Green Coffee for Market, part 1
39:01 - Chapter 31
Preparing Green Coffee for Market, part 2
32:02 - Chapter 32
The Production and Consumption of Coffee, part 1
1:06:25 - Chapter 33
The Production and Consumption of Coffee, part 2
40:26 - Chapter 34
The Production and Consumption of Coffee, part 3
33:37 - Chapter 35
How Green Coffees Are Bought and Sold, part 1
31:25 - Chapter 36
How Green Coffees Are Bought and Sold, part 2
26:21 - Chapter 37
How Green Coffees Are Bought and Sold, part 3
49:54 - Chapter 38
Green and Roasted Coffee Characteristics
57:02 - Chapter 39
Factory Preparation of Roasted Coffee, part 1
33:04 - Chapter 40
Factory Preparation of Roasted Coffee, part 2
34:14 - Chapter 41
Wholesale Merchandising of Coffee
21:40 - Chapter 42
Retail Merchandising of Roasted Coffee
38:14 - Chapter 43
A Short History of Coffee Advertising, part 1
11:41 - Chapter 44
A Short History of Coffee Advertising, part 2
26:16 - Chapter 45
A Short History of Coffee Advertising, part 3
23:26 - Chapter 46
The Coffee Trade in the United States
33:19 - Chapter 47
Development of the Green and Roasted Coffee Business in the United States, part 1
50:02 - Chapter 48
Development of the Green and Roasted Coffee Business in the United States, part 2
46:30 - Chapter 49
Development of the Green and Roasted Coffee Business in the United States, part 3
57:05 - Chapter 50
Some Big Men and Notable Achievements, part 1
40:58 - Chapter 51
Some Big Men and Notable Achievements, part 2
45:41 - Chapter 52
Some Big Men and Notable Achievements, part 3
26:46 - Chapter 53
A History of Coffee in Literature, part 1
42:23 - Chapter 54
A History of Coffee in Literature, part 2
32:02 - Chapter 55
A History of Coffee in Literature, part 3
26:37 - Chapter 56
A History of Coffee in Literature, part 4
44:23 - Chapter 57
A History of Coffee in Literature, part 5
50:53 - Chapter 58
A History of Coffee in Literature, part 6
34:41 - Chapter 59
A History of Coffee in Literature, part 7
52:07 - Chapter 60
Coffee in Relation to the Fine Arts, part 1
26:30 - Chapter 61
Coffee in Relation to the Fine Arts, part 2
28:07 - Chapter 62
The Evolution of Coffee Apparatus, part 1
45:10 - Chapter 63
The Evolution of Coffee Apparatus, part 2
37:47 - Chapter 64
The Evolution of Coffee Apparatus, part 3
28:54 - Chapter 65
World's Coffee Manners and Customs, part 1
39:05 - Chapter 66
World's Coffee Manners and Customs, part 2
30:32 - Chapter 67
World's Coffee Manners and Customs, part 3
37:23 - Chapter 68
World's Coffee Manners and Customs, part 4
33:17 - Chapter 69
Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 1
43:59 - Chapter 70
Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 2
20:55 - Chapter 71
Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 3
27:20 - Chapter 72
Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 4
33:58 - Chapter 73
Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 5
33:50