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1.The crisis of the modern world by Rene Guenon (philosophy).

2. The Count of Monte Cristo (fiction)

Coffee chronicles #2

The first 2 chronicles covered the coffee origin from the Horn of Africa. Let’s continue the story.

Debut in Latin America.

Latin America has arguably one of the best coffees in the word, although coffee trees are not native to Latin America. The first coffee tree was introduced by Gabriel Matthew de Clieu, a French naval officer in the French colony of Martinique. He nursed the plant with the utmost care, sharing his limited supply of fresh water with the plant. It’s from this plant that most coffee trees in America are derived from.

In 1727, De Melho, a Português Brazilian was appointed to resolve a dispute between the governors of French and Dutch Guiana. He agreed in the hope of being able to smuggle coffee beans. After successfully negotiating, De Melho bedded the wife of one the governors, and she offered him a bouquet of flowers with ripe coffee berries disguised in it. He then planted the tree in Para (Brazil).

Coffee and the Industrial Revolution

In the UK, the Industrial Revolution was drastically transforming lives. The event of textile and iron mills attracted people to cities, getting away from the typical rural work. Women and children were entering the work force leaving them less time to cook meals. Poor people sustained themselves with bread and coffee. The coffee warmth provided a fake sensation of nutrition. The coffee has gone from an aristocratic beverage to a necessary drug for the plebs.

Sugar, Coffee, and Haiti

At the end of the 18th century, coffee trees were growing all over the globe. It has so far helped as an alternative to alcohol, as well as being an intellectual agitator. Coffee is extremely labor intense, and around this time, people harvesting coffee were slaves from Africa. The slaves were originally brought to the Caribbean to harvest sugar. Sugar is linked to coffee, as this cheap sweetener accelerated the consumption of coffee making it more palatable. French colonist started growing coffee in Haiti in the 1734, by 1788 Haiti was supplying half of the world’s coffee. In 1791, the slaves in Haiti revolted, and managed to get rid of the French. As slavery was abolished, it was hard to maintain the same level of coffee production. The Dutch stepped in to fill the gap, by boosting their production in Java.

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