Coffee Nation: How One Commodity Transformed the Early United States. By Michelle Craig McDonald. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025. Hardcover, 45. 00. ISBN 978-1-5128-2755-2.

Key Points

• The research examines how coffee as a commodity influenced economic and cultural transformations in early America.
• Historical analysis of trade records and cultural documents
• Examination of coffee's role in daily life and commerce
• Review of coffee's impact on social interaction and national identity
• Coffee became a vital part of the American economy
• Enhanced social customs centered around coffee consumption
• Strengthened trade relationships with coffee-producing countries