Dutch Courage and Other Stories Illustrasted - Jack London - Books - Independently Published - 9798731830119 - April 1, 2021
In case cover and title do not match, the title is correct

Jack London
Dutch Courage and Other Stories Illustrasted

Get an email once the item is available
Do you have a profile? Log in

Our customers say:

14-day return policy in accordance with European consumer protection law
Top ranking on Trustpilot
Add to your iMusic wish list

Dutch courage, also known as pot-valiance (or potvaliancy[1]), refers to courage gained from intoxication with alcohol. The popular story dates the etymology of the term Dutch courage to English soldiers fighting in the Anglo-Dutch Wars[2] (1652-1674) and perhaps as early as the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). One version states that jenever (or Dutch gin) was used by English soldiers for its calming effects before battle, and for its purported warming properties on the body in cold weather. Another version has it that English soldiers noted the bravery-inducing effects of jenever on Dutch soldiers.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 1, 2021
ISBN13 9798731830119
Publishers Independently Published
Pages 116
Dimensions 140 × 216 × 6 mm   ·   145 g
Language English  

More by Jack London

Show all

See all of Jack London ( e.g. Paperback Book , Hardcover Book , Book , CD and MP3-CD )