Fred Minnick traces bourbon's entire history, beginning with the New World settlers and following right up through today's booming resurgence.

Father of bourbon -- And the bourbon shall flow -- Government: friend and foe -- "Whiskey is the devil's own brew" -- The fight for prohibition's medicinal whiskey -- Big business: post prohibition growth -- Distillers vs. Nazis and US government -- The boom of the bourbon image -- Rise of white spirits -- Success in a red dress -- To beat Jack Daniel's -- Bourbon's return and potential fall.