Coffee Beans - History Of Coffee
Coffee has a dark History. How did the world's most popular drink come to be so. For the past 500 years coffee has been part of the history of the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and the U.S., and in time, of the colonies where the coffee bean was grown. The history of coffee, of coffee-drinking and coffee-growing and how all these affected man's history is a great story.
The history of coffee is as rich and dark as its brew, once known as the "wine of Araby." The bean's extensive cultivation and worldwide popularity echoes capitalistic and political development in both the third world countries that produce coffee and the wealthy nations addicted to its stimulating effect. All told, the coffee industry employs around 100 million people, from the Central American planter to the barista at the now-ubiquitous corner coffee shop.
