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The Old Time Saloon

Release on 2016-11-04 | by George Ade

Author: George Ade
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226412443
Category: Humor
Page: 228
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The Old Time Saloon

A celebration of the nineteenth-century saloon, written with sly humor during Prohibition: “A gem for gentlemen and gentlewomen who enjoy a tipple.”—Toronto Star Described by Luc Sante as “a distant ancestor of Rocky and Bullwinkle,” George Ade was an early twentieth-century humorist beloved by many, even earning praise from H.L. Mencken. During the waning years of Prohibition, he wrote The Old-Time Saloon—both a work of propaganda masquerading as “just history” and a hilarious exercise in nostalgia that let booze-deprived readers of the day know just what they were missing. Featuring original, vintage illustrations along with a new introduction and notes from Bill Savage, Ade’s book takes us back to the long-gone men’s clubs of earlier days, when beer was a nickel, the pretzels were polished, and the sardines were free. “Ade amuses with his dry humor on a wet topic…The book discusses every phase of the saloon and every type of saloon, from the ornate and opulent place, like the Waldorf or the Knickerbocker, to the dive on the corner and the old-fashioned roadhouse.”—Brooklyn Daily Eagle “Much about nineteenth-century saloons may have been sordid and squalid, but Ade knew how to find their charm, even their joy. He’s a wonderful reading companion—and I bet he would have been pretty great to drink with, too.”—Daniel Okrent, author of Last Call

Language: en
Pages: 224

The Old-Time Saloon

Authors: George Ade

Categories: Cooking

Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-11-04 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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

Language: en
Pages: 574

Amendment of the Prohibition Act

Authors: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Manufactures

Categories: Alcoholic beverage industry

Type: BOOK - Published: 1932 - Publisher:

Books about Amendment of the Prohibition Act

Language: en
Pages: 323

Faces Along the Bar

Authors: Madelon Powers

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-06 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Pt. I: The Criteria for Comradeship1: The Importance of Being Regular 2: Gender, Age, and Marital Status 3: Occupation, Ethnicity, and Neighborhood Pt. II: The Gentle Art of Clubbing4: Drinking Folkways 5: Clubbing by Treat 6: Clubbing by CollectionPt. III: More Lore of the Barroom7: Games and