Coffeeland : One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug For billions all around the world, coffee is an indispensable staple. Few people, however, know coffee's story. In this tale of connection, corruption, and innovation, author Augustine Sedgewick tells the tale of coffee's origins, from El Salvador to what would become a dynasty at the turn of the twentieth century. Through origins of insane productivity, inequality, and violence, El Salvador and then the United States would earn the nickname "Coffeeland" - a name with connotations starkly different from what you would believe, and with consequences that continue to reach the present day.(This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)