Christian Heurich and His Brewery, 1842-1956

Author Mark Benbow will draw on Heurich family papers and photos, and chronicle Heurich's life and the evolving beer industry before and after Prohibition.

This talk may lead to a brewery tour for interested Encore Learning members later this year.

 

About the "The Nation's Capital Brewmaster":

Christian Heurich (1842-1945) was not only Washington D.C.'s most successful brewer, he was the world's oldest, with 90 years of experience. He walked across central Europe learning his craft, survived a shipboard cholera epidemic, recovered from malaria and worked as a roustabout on a Caribbean banana boat--all before age 30. Heurich lived most of his life in Washington, became its largest private landowner and opened the city's largest brewery.

About the author:

Dr. Mark Benbow is Associate Professor of American History at Marymount University. He earned his Ph.D. from Ohio University. Benbow’s first book, "Leading Them to the Promised Land: Woodrow Wilson, Covenant Theology and the Mexican Revolution: 1913-1915," was published by Kent State University Press in 2010. "The Nation’s Capital Brewmaster: Christian Heurich and His Brewery, 1842-1956" was published by McFarland in October 2017. He is currently working on a book on Woodrow Wilson as Commander in Chief for the Naval Institute Press for publication in 2019.

 

Encore Learning is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2002. They offer a wide variety of college-level noncredit courses, clubs, special events and activities to help meet the continuing educational and social interests of anyone over age 50, regardless of residence location.

Date:
Monday, July 9, 2018
Time:
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Barbara M. Donnellan Auditorium
Library:
Central Library
Audience:
Events for Adults Good for Adults Age 55+
Categories:
Author Talk
Calendar:
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