The Mystique of Running the Public House in England: Quest for El Dorado, 1840-1939

This book is the first scholarly study to explore economic relations between brewers and publicans in the brewing industry over a century.

David W. Gutzke is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Modern British History at Missouri State University, and author of eight academic books. He has researched social history of drinking with focus on public houses, women, and transnational progressivism. Publications include Pubs and Progressives (2006) and Women Drinking Out Since the Early Twentieth Century (2014). He is a past president of the Alcohol and Temperance History Group.