A "NEW YORK TIMES" "NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR"

"A ripping good story of more than a soft drink or a company, this book is about the whole of America. It may be the greatest American story ever."
"--New York Observer"


"Marvelously entertaining history."
"--Los Angeles Times"

"In "For God, Country & Coca-Cola", Mark Pendergrast has written an encyclopedic history of Coke and its subculture, and used Coca-Cola as a metaphor for the growth of modern capitalism itself. His research and storytelling skills are prodigious."
"--Washington Post"


"Behind the glitz and fanfare, the bubbly brown beverage has had a tortured and controversy-filled history. It is meticulously chronicled in "For God, Country & Coca-Cola"."
"--Wall Street Journal"

"A meticulously researched history.... [Pendergrast] aggressively sets the record straight about the birth of Coke, shattering company myths."
"--New York Times Book Review"

Mark Pendergrast, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, grew up on West Paces Ferry Road, once known as "Coca-Cola Row." Pendergrast is also the author of "Uncommon Grounds"; "Inside the Outbreaks"; "Mirror, Mirror"; "Victims of Memory; "Jack and the Bean Soup"; and "Japan's Tipping Point." He lives in Colchester, Vermont.