During prohibition, Charles Baker traveled the World in search of Exotic alcoholic beverages in addition to interesting people with whom he could share them.
At once a Drinking guideBook and haughty memoir, The Gentleman\'s Companion, initially published in 1939, provides a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the bombastic and glamorous World of travel in the mid-twentieth century..
In this travelogue he relates how notorious figures, including Hemmingway and Faulkner, numbered among his Drinking companions.
Baker, a captivating storyteller, wrote about food and drink for a number of well-known magazines.
Baker accents his tales of high adventure with recipes for cocktails and other alcoholic beverages that were considered unusual specimens in the 1920s and 30s.
The Gentleman\'s Companion: The Exotic Drinking Book is the summation of Baker\'s Drinking experiences abroad.
During prohibition, Charles Baker traveled the World in search of Exotic alcoholic beverages in addition to interesting people with whom he could share them
