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The Old-Time Saloon: Not Wet - Not Dry, Just History
| Full title: | The Old-Time Saloon: Not Wet - Not Dry, Just History |
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| ISBN: | 9780226412306 |
| ISBN 10: | 022641230X |
| Authors: | Ade, George |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Edition: | Illustrated |
| Num. pages: | 224 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2016 |
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Synopsis
George Ade (1866-1944) Was A Prolific Journalist/wit/playwright From Indiana Whose Fables In Slang Were Syndicated Nationally And Produced As Movies. This Little Book Should Amuse Fans Of Early Twentieth-century American Humor And Anyone Who, As They Raise A Glass To Pre-prohibition Traditions, Wants To Know More About Them. Written In 1931 (towards The End Of Prohibition, Over In 1933) The Book Is A Work Of Propaganda Masquerading As Just History; It Is Also An Exercise In Nostalgia: An Ode To The Men S Club Of Yore, When Beer Was A Nickel And The Sardines Were Free. Our Reprint, With An Introduction And Notes By Ex-bartender And Historian Bill Savage, Will Be A Facsimile Of The First Edition, Including Twelve Old-time Illustrations.