LEADER 02517nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910461246903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-13025-4 010 $a9786613130259 010 $a0-19-975316-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000093754 035 $a(EBL)728739 035 $a(OCoLC)732051960 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000520852 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12174252 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000520852 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10514674 035 $a(PQKB)10703624 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC728739 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL728739 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10476898 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL313025 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000093754 100 $a20100924d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerica walks into a bar$b[electronic resource] $ea spirited history of taverns and saloons, speakeasies and grog shops /$fChristine Sismondo 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (333 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-932448-4 311 $a0-19-973495-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; PART I; PART II; PART III; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aWhen George Washington bade farewell to his officers, he did so in New York's Fraunces Tavern. When Andrew Jackson planned his defense of New Orleans against the British in 1815, he met Jean Lafitte in a grog shop. And when John Wilkes Booth plotted with his accomplices to carry out a certain assassination, they gathered in Surratt Tavern. 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 B 606 $aBars (Drinking establishments)$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aDrinking customs$zUnited States$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBars (Drinking establishments)$xHistory. 615 0$aDrinking customs$xHistory. 676 $a394.1/30973 700 $aSismondo$b Christine$0865258 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461246903321 996 $aAmerica walks into a bar$91931181 997 $aUNINA