{"product_id":"rum-a-distilled-history-of-colonial-australia","title":"Rum: A Distilled History of Colonial Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003eAustralia and its formation - through the distorted view of a rum bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould the Rum Rebellion have been averted if Major Johnston wasn't hungover?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWould the Eureka Stockade have been different if the rebels weren't pissed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow were prisoners to get drunk if Macquarie closed the only pub in the gaol?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd why should sailors under fourteen be deprived of their sixteen shots of rum per day?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are just some of the questions raised in Matt Murphy's account of Australia's colonial history. Brimming with detailed research and irreverent character sketches, Rum looks at not just how much was drunk in colonial Australia (a lot!), but also the lengths people went to get their hands on it, the futile efforts of the early governors to control it, and the often disastrous and\/or absurd consequences of its consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose consequences aren't just in our past. Murphy goes beyond foundation stories to look at the legacy our love affair with alcohol has created, from binge drinking to lockout laws and from prohibition to urinating on the parliamentary carpet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo here's to Rum, for making bad decisions look like a good idea at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matt Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44621731791017,"sku":"9781460759424","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781460759424.jpg?v=1725512748","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/rum-a-distilled-history-of-colonial-australia","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}