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America Walks Into a Bar: A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons, Speakeasies and Grog Shops
✍️ Sismondo, Christine
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📝 Description: America Walks Into a Bar: A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons, Speakeasies and Grog Shops
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.
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While Sismondo provides a spirited overview of tavern history, this volume is not a cookbook or a recipe guide. It lacks practical kitchen advice, making it unsuitable for bakers or chefs seeking technical instruction. The narrative focuses heavily on legal battles and social movements rather than culinary details, which may disappoint readers expecting a focus on food preparation. However, for those seeking to understand the cultural backdrop of American drinking, it offers a necessary, if somewhat broad, perspective on how saloons and speakeasies influenced national character through repeated struggles over licensing and temperance.
