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Hi everybody! My name is Jordan Smith and I am an associate professor of history at Widener University. I teach classes on early America and the Atlantic world.
My book, The Invention of Rum: Creating the Quintessential Atlantic Commodity was recently published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. In the book, I consider how a potent and cheap spirit was created in the 1600s and quickly gained a following around the Atlantic world. I consider the connections between life and labor on sugar plantations, urban distilleries, taverns and stores, and decks of ships in the Caribbean, North America, Britain, West Africa, and the ocean in-between.
I will be checking in all day, so ask away! If you want to dig deeper, r/AskHistorians can receive 40% off The Invention of Rum by using the code REDDIT-RUM at checkout from now until March 20.
Cheers!
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