Ann Arbor Book History: “Hold my beer,” 1875.

The Michigan Argus revealed tricks of the trade for preserving books,

one of which involved beer.

Books and brews have always made a great combination .

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(note: the closest i’ve come to this is when spilling a beer on a book

and unsure if it actually helped to preserve it)

 

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“books and beer are the best and worst defense.”

-sherman alexie

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credits: ann arbor district library, ann arbor book society, the michigan argus