Like he did with his award-winning book on baseball, When Towns Had Teams, Maine author Jim Baumer once again takes the history of the Pine Tree State and weaves it into a readable account about Moxie, the soft drink that was once bigger than Pepsi and Coca-Cola.

If you never “got” Moxie, this book ushers you into the club and gives the soft drink its due and special place, rooted firmly in New England.