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Faces along the bar : lore and order in the workingman's saloon, 1871920

Recreates the daily life of the bar room from 1870 to 1920, exploring what it was like to be a "regular" in the old-time saloon of pre-prohibition industrial America. This study examines saloon-goers across America, including New York, Chicago, New Orleans and San Francisco.
Print Book, English, 1998
The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1998
History
xii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780226677682, 0226677680
1004803346
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Pt. I: The Criteria for Comradeship 1: The Importance of Being Regular 2: Gender, Age, and Marital Status 3: Occupation, Ethnicity, and Neighborhood Pt. II: The Gentle Art of Clubbing 4: Drinking Folkways 5: Clubbing by Treat 6: Clubbing by Collection Pt. III: More Lore of the Barroom 7: Games and Gambling 8: Talk and Storytelling 9: Songs and Singing 10: The Free Lunch Conclusion Notes Index