The Speakeasies of 1932: Over 400 Drawings, Paintings & Photos (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781557835185)

Introduction by Pete Hamill. When Manhattan joints were hung out to dry, the Booze-oizie sniveled, then pirouetted on their stools to find reasonably palatable Speakeasy facsimiles. These Prohibition hangouts each had their own flavor, decorum, d cor and formula for ducking the law. Each found its own alcoholic substratum: its own inimitable characters behind, at and under the bar. Fear not - all has not been lost to the repeal of the 18th Amendment, Starbucks corporate latte, and the wrecking ball. One intoxicating artifact remains, a book of lustrous vintage - Al Hirschfeld's The Speakeasies of 1932, wherein Hirschfeld nails these dipsomaniacal outposts with his pen and brush in the manner of a dour Irish bartender sizing up a troublesome souse. Provided as well is the recipe for each of the speakeasy's cocktail claim to fame. The resulting concoction is the perfect antidote to the Cappuccino Grande Malaise, a book that will make everyone yearn for a Manhattan, old fashioned, and straight up. "His comments are as swooping and witty as his lines." - The New Yorker

Author: Al Hirschfeld
ISBN-10: 1557835187
ISBN-13: 9781557835185
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2003
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.11lbs
Size: 12.21h x 9.38w x 0.68d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/15/2003 pg. 69
New York Times 10/05/2003 pg. 24
New Yorker (The) 11/17/2003 pg. 159
Library Journal 08/15/2003