Faces Along the Bar: Lore and Order in the Workingman's Saloon, 1870-1920

by Powers, Madelon
ISBN: 9780226677699
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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 Education

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Powers, Madelon
  • ISBN: 9780226677699
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.99 x 0.77
  • Number Of Pages: 331
  • Publication Year: 1999