The Rule of Rum

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History, Other

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Adults
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Even if you don’t drink rum, this is a worthwhile history. Learn when rum arose and where, how pirates got involved, how run helped unite the 13 Colonies, and how it became one of the issues that sparked the American Revolution. From the Caribbean across the British Empire, from taxes to military rum rations, come discover how rum once ruled the world.