America walks into a bar : a spirited history of taverns and saloons, speakeasies, and grog shops / Christine Sismondo.

Author/creator Sismondo, Christine
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxv, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents A pilgrim walks into a bar -- A dissenter walks into a bar -- A rebel walks into the back room of a bar -- A revolutionary walks into a bar -- A Federalist walks into a bar -- Keeping tabs -- The political machine invades a bar -- The crusader walks into a bar -- The radicals take over a bar -- The machine politician gets behind the bar -- Carry Nation wields a hatchet in a bar -- A woman walks into a speakeasy -- A French heel is hooked around a bar's brass rail -- Joe McCarthy storms into a bar -- Change strolls into the bar.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [289]-297) and index.
LCCN 2010040111
ISBN9780199734955 (hardcover : acid-free paper) :
ISBN019973495X (hardcover : acid-free paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GT3803 .S57 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold