“A solid, interesting and entertaining basis for the understanding of hop production in the United States. . . . This book synthesizes a diverse and often obscure literature of one of the more important specialty crops of the United States. Drawing from agronomists, geographers, historians, economists, and others, Tomlan has created an interdisciplinary history of hop culture in the United States up to approximately the Second World War. The volume is thorough, well endowed with maps, graphs, photographs, and diagrams”—Agricultural History

“A first-rate work of scholarship. The author writes well, uses the latest methodological research techniques, and fllls a major void in our understanding of an important, but nearly forgotten, chapter in United States agricultural history.”—Journal of the West

“A lucidly written, creditable piece of scholarship, Tinged With Gold is complemented by photographs, superb architectural designs, maps, and other illustrations, along with what appears to be for so obscure a subject a comprehensive bibliography. Obviously a labor of love representing years of painstaking research, the book, according to the publisher, stands as the definitive account of the subject. It would indeed be hard to dispute that claim.”—New York History

“Hops may be a minor crop used to make beer, but as Tomlan demonstrates, they can provide a major window into the hsitory of American farming. . . . Tomlan’s wonderfully illustrated, well-researched monograph provides a comprehensive overview of three centuries of agricultural change.”—Choice