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All about coffee

Ukers, William H.

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00 - Prefatory Material (22:51)
01 - Dealing with the Etymology of Coffee (11:00)
02 - History of Coffee Propagation (23:48)
03 - Early History of Coffee Drinking, part 1 (39:24)
04 - Early History of Coffee Drinking, part 2 (20:38)
05 - Introduction of Coffee into Western Europe (20:01)
06 - The Beginnings of Coffee in France (14:08)
07 - The Introduction of Coffee into England (24:10)
08 - The Introduction of Coffee into Holland (7:12)
09 - The Introduction of Coffee into Germany (13:24)
10 - Telling How Coffee Came to Vienna (12:36)
11 - The Coffee Houses of Old London, part 1 (35:57)
12 - The Coffee Houses of Old London, part 2 (41:41)
13 - The Coffee Houses of Old London, part 3 (27:53)
14 - The Coffee Houses of Old London, part 4 (22:58)
15 - History of the Early Parisian Coffee Houses (36:55)
16 - Introduction of Coffee into North America (24:19)
17 - History of Coffee in Old New York (32:23)
18 - Coffee Houses of Old Philadelphia (18:55)
19 - The Botany of the Coffee Plant (40:06)
20 - The Microscopy of the Coffee Fruit (11:50)
21 - The Chemistry of the Coffee Bean, part 1 (48:19)
22 - The Chemistry of the Coffee Bean, part 2 (50:11)
23 - Pharmacology of the Coffee Drink, part 1 (37:12)
24 - Pharmacology of the Coffee Drink, part 2 (35:43)
25 - The Commercial Coffees of the World (15:55)
26 - Cultivation of the Coffee Plant, part 1 (36:33)
27 - Cultivation of the Coffee Plant, part 2 (36:21)
28 - Cultivation of the Coffee Plant, part 3 (39:42)
29 - Preparing Green Coffee for Market, part 1 (39:00)
30 - Preparing Green Coffee for Market, part 2 (32:01)
31 - The Production and Consumption of Coffee, part 1 (1:06:25)
32 - The Production and Consumption of Coffee, part 2 (40:26)
33 - The Production and Consumption of Coffee, part 3 (33:36)
34 - How Green Coffees Are Bought and Sold, part 1 (31:24)
35 - How Green Coffees Are Bought and Sold, part 2 (26:21)
36 - How Green Coffees Are Bought and Sold, part 3 (50:01)
37 - Green and Roasted Coffee Characteristics (57:09)
38 - Factory Preparation of Roasted Coffee, part 1 (33:04)
39 - Factory Preparation of Roasted Coffee, part 2 (34:13)
40 - Wholesale Merchandising of Coffee (21:40)
41 - Retail Merchandising of Roasted Coffee (38:14)
42 - A Short History of Coffee Advertising, part 1 (11:40)
43 - A Short History of Coffee Advertising, part 2 (26:16)
44 - A Short History of Coffee Advertising, part 3 (23:26)
45 - The Coffee Trade in the United States (33:19)
46 - Development of the Green and Roasted Coffee Business in the United States, part 1 (50:02)
47 - Development of the Green and Roasted Coffee Business in the United States, part 2 (46:30)
48 - Development of the Green and Roasted Coffee Business in the United States, part 3 (57:05)
49 - Some Big Men and Notable Achievements, part 1 (40:57)
50 - Some Big Men and Notable Achievements, part 2 (45:40)
51 - Some Big Men and Notable Achievements, part 3 (26:45)
52 - A History of Coffee in Literature, part 1 (42:22)
53 - A History of Coffee in Literature, part 2 (32:01)
54 - A History of Coffee in Literature, part 3 (26:36)
55 - A History of Coffee in Literature, part 4 (44:23)
56 - A History of Coffee in Literature, part 5 (50:53)
57 - A History of Coffee in Literature, part 6 (34:41)
58 - A History of Coffee in Literature, part 7 (52:06)
59 - Coffee in Relation to the Fine Arts, part 1 (26:29)
60 - Coffee in Relation to the Fine Arts, part 2 (28:07)
61 - The Evolution of Coffee Apparatus, part 1 (45:10)
62 - The Evolution of Coffee Apparatus, part 2 (37:46)
63 - The Evolution of Coffee Apparatus, part 3 (28:54)
64 - World's Coffee Manners and Customs, part 1 (39:05)
65 - World's Coffee Manners and Customs, part 2 (30:32)
66 - World's Coffee Manners and Customs, part 3 (37:22)
67 - World's Coffee Manners and Customs, part 4 (33:17)
68 - Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 1 (44:05)
69 - Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 2 (20:57)
70 - Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 3 (27:23)
71 - Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 4 (33:57)
72 - Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 5 (33:54)

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