America Walks into a Bar A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons Speakeasies and Grog Shops (Audible Audio Edition) Christine Sismondo Peter Ganim Jennifer Van Dyck Audible Studios Books
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When George Washington bade farewell to his officers, he did so in New York's Fraunces Tavern. When Andrew Jackson planned his defense of New Orleans against the British in 1815, he met Jean Lafitte in a grog shop. And when John Wilkes Booth plotted with his accomplices to carry out a certain assassination, they gathered in Surratt Tavern. In America Walks into a Bar, Christine Sismondo recounts the rich and fascinating history of an institution often reviled, yet always central to American life. She traces the tavern from England to New England, showing how even the Puritans valued "a good Beere". With fast-paced narration and lively characters, she carries the story through the twentieth century and beyond, from repeated struggles over licensing and Sunday liquor sales, from the Whiskey Rebellion to the temperance movement, from attempts to ban "treating" to Prohibition and repeal. As the cockpit of organized crime, politics, and everyday social life, the bar has remained vital - and controversial - down to the present. In 2006, when the Hurricane Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act was passed, a rider excluded bars from applying for aid or tax breaks on the grounds that they contributed nothing to the community. Sismondo proves otherwise the bar has contributed everything to the American story. In this heady cocktail of agile prose and telling anecdotes, Sismondo offers a resounding toast to taprooms, taverns, saloons, speakeasies, and the local hangout where everybody knows your name.
America Walks into a Bar A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons Speakeasies and Grog Shops (Audible Audio Edition) Christine Sismondo Peter Ganim Jennifer Van Dyck Audible Studios Books
Fabulous history of saloons and bars. Well written and researched. Met the author in Toronto and she is very knowledgeable about the subject matter. Great read for anyone interested in the subject. I guarantee you will learn a lot about the saloon and its effect on history.Product details
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America Walks into a Bar A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons Speakeasies and Grog Shops (Audible Audio Edition) Christine Sismondo Peter Ganim Jennifer Van Dyck Audible Studios Books Reviews
Reads like a history text book in the early chapters, but that was good for me as there was so much I hadn't put into historical context. Perfect winter read with a Sazerac in hand. Cheers!
Fun book to read, I learned quite a bit.
Very informative. Makes sense after history of it is pointed out. Too bad they don't teach this stuff on schools.
It OK, I had to buy it for research into placing a LGBT bar on the National Register. I read the chapter on gay bars which was interesting but still think that The Big Oyster is the best food/spirits book I have ever read.
An interesting and semi-academic book examining the history of bars/taverns/saloons in the U.S. Don't read this expecting a lot of footnoted material, or heavy analysis. It is more of a narrative meant to give the reader interesting anecdotes while still retaining the overall sense of the "flow" of history as it relates to bars/taverns/saloons.
Great book! This book is well researched and certainly gave me a new perspective on American History. They don't tell you in high school American History classes what a bunch of drunkards many of our "founding fathers" were. (Many would never pass the scrutiny of contemporary social and broadcast media.) The book is well written and interjects humor and fun anecdotes about many well known and not so famous people. I highly recommend it.
Wow! As a student of American history, I was amazed to read such a frank and entertaining piece of what really occurred behind what you typically find in historical textbooks and biographies. This is a story of about the United States that delves into the lives of everyday people, behind the scenes politics, civil disobedience, and crafty maneuverings of citizens revolting against oppressive laws. When politicians create unjust laws to control society, in particular, the prohibition of enjoyment of life and the pursuit of happiness, e.g., the consumption of alcohol, citizens always seemed to find a way to thumb their nose at such oppression and continue such pursuits. This is a loveable, quick read for anyone interested in what life was really like for the common folk throughout America since the founding of the country.
Fabulous history of saloons and bars. Well written and researched. Met the author in Toronto and she is very knowledgeable about the subject matter. Great read for anyone interested in the subject. I guarantee you will learn a lot about the saloon and its effect on history.
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