Another Quotable Quote to be Quoted

David McCullough is an excellent historian and writer.  If you have the time and desire to commit to reading any of his books, you will be pleasantly surprised by his skill as a writer and impressed by the rich history you will discover.  He brings historical figures alive with primary-sourced material, giving new life to words such as these, written in a private journal by Theodore Roosevelt regarding his older brother Elliott.

As soon as we got here he took some ale to get the dust out of his throat; then a milk punch because he was thirsty; a mint julep because it was hot; a brandy smash "to keep the cold out of his stomach"; and then sherry and bitters to give him an appetite.  He took a very simple dinner – soup, fish, salmi de grouse, sweetbread, mutton, venison, corn, macaroni, various vegetables and some puddings and pies, together with beer, later claret and in the evening shandygaff.

Fancy.