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."
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."
Christine Sismondo is a writer and lecturer in Humanities at York University in Toronto. She has written numerous articles about film, literature, drinking, and vice, as well as the book Mondo Cocktail, a narrative history of cocktails.
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Preface: A Tale of Two Bars 1: A Puritan Walks into a Bar (1600-1700) 2: A Lawyer Walks into a Bar (1700-1750) 3: A Revolutionary Walks into a Bar (1750-1776) 4: A Taxman Walks into a Bar (1777-1830) 5: An Irishman Walks into a Bar (1830-1900) 6: An Industrialist Walks into a Bar (1900-1920) 7: A Flapper Walks into a Speakeasy (1920-1933) 8: America Walks into a Bar (1934-1950) 9: A Cop Walks into a Bar (1949-1970) Post-Script: A Mother and Her Baby Walk into a Bar
Preface: A Tale of Two Bars 1: A Puritan Walks into a Bar (1600-1700) 2: A Lawyer Walks into a Bar (1700-1750) 3: A Revolutionary Walks into a Bar (1750-1776) 4: A Taxman Walks into a Bar (1777-1830) 5: An Irishman Walks into a Bar (1830-1900) 6: An Industrialist Walks into a Bar (1900-1920) 7: A Flapper Walks into a Speakeasy (1920-1933) 8: America Walks into a Bar (1934-1950) 9: A Cop Walks into a Bar (1949-1970) Post-Script: A Mother and Her Baby Walk into a Bar
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