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Originally published: New York: R. Long & R.R. Smith, 1931.
Author : George Ade
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 37,24 MB
Release : 2016-11-04
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 022641230X
Originally published: New York: R. Long & R.R. Smith, 1931.
Author : George Ade
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 23,37 MB
Release : 2016-11-04
Category : Humor
ISBN : 022641244X
A celebration of the nineteenth-century saloon, written with sly humor during Prohibition: “A gem for gentlemen and gentlewomen who enjoy a tipple.”—Toronto Star Described by Luc Sante as “a distant ancestor of Rocky and Bullwinkle,” George Ade was an early twentieth-century humorist beloved by many, even earning praise from H.L. Mencken. During the waning years of Prohibition, he wrote The Old-Time Saloon—both a work of propaganda masquerading as “just history” and a hilarious exercise in nostalgia that let booze-deprived readers of the day know just what they were missing. Featuring original, vintage illustrations along with a new introduction and notes from Bill Savage, Ade’s book takes us back to the long-gone men’s clubs of earlier days, when beer was a nickel, the pretzels were polished, and the sardines were free. “Ade amuses with his dry humor on a wet topic…The book discusses every phase of the saloon and every type of saloon, from the ornate and opulent place, like the Waldorf or the Knickerbocker, to the dive on the corner and the old-fashioned roadhouse.”—Brooklyn Daily Eagle “Much about nineteenth-century saloons may have been sordid and squalid, but Ade knew how to find their charm, even their joy. He’s a wonderful reading companion—and I bet he would have been pretty great to drink with, too.”—Daniel Okrent, author of Last Call
Author : Richard Erdoes
Publisher : Gramercy
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,61 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Bars (Drinking establishments)
ISBN : 9780517181737
A history of the saloon as an institution of the Old West illustrated with contemporary photographs and line drawings.
Author : Spider Robinson
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 23,90 MB
Release : 1999-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780812572278
Callahan's Place is the neighborhood tavern to all of time and space, where the regulars are anything but. Pull up a chair, grab a glass of your favorite, and listen to the stories spun by time travelers, cybernetic aliens, telepaths...and a bunch of regular folks on a mission to save the world, one customer at a time.
Author : Madelon Powers
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 16,69 MB
Release : 1999-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226677699
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Pt. I: The Criteria for Comradeship1: The Importance of Being Regular 2: Gender, Age, and Marital Status 3: Occupation, Ethnicity, and Neighborhood Pt. II: The Gentle Art of Clubbing4: Drinking Folkways 5: Clubbing by Treat 6: Clubbing by CollectionPt. III: More Lore of the Barroom7: Games and Gambling 8: Talk and Storytelling 9: Songs and Singing 10: The Free Lunch ConclusionNotesIndex Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author : George Ade
Publisher :
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 11,88 MB
Release : 1931
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Author : Joseph Mitchell
Publisher : Harlequin Books
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 20,15 MB
Release : 1953
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Author : Richard Erdoes
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 35,12 MB
Release : 1979
Category : History
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An illustrated history of western saloons, with songs, sayings, anecdotes, legends, contemporary accounts, line engravings, and photographs.
Author : Madelon Mae Powers
Publisher :
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 10,24 MB
Release : 1991
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Author : Jan Holden
Publisher :
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 11,67 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Bars (Drinking establishments)
ISBN : 9781581070002