author
William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
1873–1945
Best remembered as one of the great early writers on coffee and tea, he helped turn trade knowledge into lively, wide-ranging books that still attract curious readers. His work blends industry detail, world history, and the everyday pleasures of a cup shared across cultures.
2 Audiobooks
All about coffee
by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
About the author
An editor, publisher, and author, he became a key figure in the tea and coffee world in the early 20th century. Sources about his career consistently connect him with The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal, which he helped establish, and with the ambitious reference works All About Coffee (1922) and All About Tea (1935).
His books were far more than simple manuals. They gathered history, production, commerce, customs, and lore into large, accessible volumes that aimed to explain how two everyday drinks shaped habits and trade around the world. That broad, curious approach is a big reason his writing still gets cited and reprinted.
For listeners today, his appeal is easy to understand: he wrote with the enthusiasm of someone who believed ordinary things can carry extraordinary stories. If you enjoy books where scholarship meets fascination, his work opens a window onto the global culture of coffee and tea in an earlier age.