A Great and Noble Work: The Volunteer Refreshment Saloons of Philadelphia During the Civil War by Bisaha, Sharon

A Great and Noble Work: The Volunteer Refreshment Saloons of Philadelphia During the Civil War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781365002663)

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Format: Paperback
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A Great and Noble Work: The Volunteer Refreshment Saloons of Philadelphia During the Civil War by Bisaha, Sharon

A Great and Noble Work: The Volunteer Refreshment Saloons of Philadelphia During the Civil War

$15.00
A Great and Noble Work: The Volunteer Refreshment Saloons of Philadelphia During the Civil War by Bisaha, Sharon

A Great and Noble Work: The Volunteer Refreshment Saloons of Philadelphia During the Civil War

$15.00
Format: Paperback
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In the 19th Century a saloon was any establishment that provided food or drink. The Volunteer Refreshment Saloons served no alcohol. What they did dispense was coffee and heaping plates of food as good as the best hotels to the passing Union soldiers. These spontaneous gatherings of Southwark neighbors built two organizations, the Cooper Shop and the Union Refreshment Saloon, which operated throughout the Civil War and several months past its end as the soldiers returned home. Besides food, they provided fresh water for washing, reading and writing materials, and hospital care. This is the story of the people of the Philadelphia Saloons and their "grand and noble works" to support the Union cause.

Author: Sharon Bisaha
ISBN-10: 1365002667
ISBN-13: 9781365002663
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 03/29/2016
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d

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