Faces Along the Bar: Lore and Order in the Workingman's Saloon, 1870-1920 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226677699)

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

Author: Madelon Powers
ISBN-10: 0226677699
ISBN-13: 9780226677699
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/1999
Pages: 331
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.12w x 0.77d