Faces Along the Bar: Lore and Order in the Workingman's Saloon, 1870-1920 - Paperback
Faces Along the Bar: Lore and Order in the Workingman's Saloon, 1870-1920 - Paperback
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by Madelon Powers (Author)
In this lively and engaging history, Madelon Powers recreates the daily life of the barroom, exploring what it was like to be a "regular" in the old-time saloon of pre-prohibition industrial America. Through an examination of saloongoers across America, her investigation offers a fascinating look at rich lore of the barroom--its many games, stories, songs, free lunch customs, and especially its elaborate system of drinking rituals that have been passed on for decades.
"A free-pouring blend of astonishing facts, folklore and firsthand period observations. . . . It's the rich details that'll inspire the casual reader to drink deep from this tap of knowledge."--Don Waller, USA Today recommended reading "A surprise on every page."--Publishers Weekly "Here we get social history that appreciates the bar talk even while dissecting its marvelous rituals."--Library Journal, starred review "Careful scholarship with an anecdotal flair to please even the most sober of readers."--Nina C. Ayoub, Chronicle of Higher EducationMaterials + Care
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