Bibliograph

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

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Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-297) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

America walks into a bar

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

670211372

Responsibility statement

Christine Sismondo

Sub title

a spirited history of taverns and saloons, speakeasies, and grog shops

Table Of Contents

1: 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 -- 2: 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 -- 3: 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

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