The Old-Time Saloon

The Old-Time Saloon
Author: George Ade
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2016-11-04
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 022641230X

Originally published: New York: R. Long & R.R. Smith, 1931.

The Old-Time Saloon

The Old-Time Saloon
Author: George Ade
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2016-11-04
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 022641244X

A celebration of the nineteenth-century saloon, written with sly humor during Prohibition: “A gem for gentlemen and gentlewomen who enjoy a tipple.”—Toronto Star Described by Luc Sante as “a distant ancestor of Rocky and Bullwinkle,” George Ade was an early twentieth-century humorist beloved by many, even earning praise from H.L. Mencken. During the waning years of Prohibition, he wrote The Old-Time Saloon—both a work of propaganda masquerading as “just history” and a hilarious exercise in nostalgia that let booze-deprived readers of the day know just what they were missing. Featuring original, vintage illustrations along with a new introduction and notes from Bill Savage, Ade’s book takes us back to the long-gone men’s clubs of earlier days, when beer was a nickel, the pretzels were polished, and the sardines were free. “Ade amuses with his dry humor on a wet topic…The book discusses every phase of the saloon and every type of saloon, from the ornate and opulent place, like the Waldorf or the Knickerbocker, to the dive on the corner and the old-fashioned roadhouse.”—Brooklyn Daily Eagle “Much about nineteenth-century saloons may have been sordid and squalid, but Ade knew how to find their charm, even their joy. He’s a wonderful reading companion—and I bet he would have been pretty great to drink with, too.”—Daniel Okrent, author of Last Call

Saloons of the Old West

Saloons of the Old West
Author: Richard Erdoes
Publisher: Gramercy
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Bars (Drinking establishments)
ISBN: 9780517181737

A history of the saloon as an institution of the Old West illustrated with contemporary photographs and line drawings.

Treasure Mountain Home

Treasure Mountain Home
Author: George A. Thompson
Publisher: Dream Garden Press
Total Pages: 166
Release: 1993-12
Genre: Park City (Utah)
ISBN: 9780942688894

Prohibition and Bootlegging in the American West

Prohibition and Bootlegging in the American West
Author: Jeremy Agnew
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2022-10-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476648123

Prohibition was imposed by eager temperance movements organizers who sought to shape public behavior through alcoholic beverage control in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The success of reformers' efforts resulted in National Prohibition in America from 1920 to 1933, but it also resulted in a thriving illegal business in the manufacture and distribution of illegal liquor. The history of Prohibition and the resulting illegal drinking is frequently told through the lens of crime and violence in Chicago and other major East Coast cities. Often neglected are the effects of Prohibition on the Western part of the United States and how Westerners rose to the challenge of avoiding the consequences of illegal drinking. Illegal liquor was imported from abroad, made in stills using strange ingredients that were sometimes poisonous to the unlucky drinker. This history includes stories ranging from serious to quirky, and provides an entertaining account of how misguided efforts resulted in numerous unintended consequences.