{"product_id":"faces-along-the-bar-lore-and-order-in-the-workingmans-saloon-1870-1920-historical-studies-of-urban-america-0226581365","title":"Faces along the Bar: Lore and Order in the Workingman's Saloon, 1870-1920 (Historical Studies of Urban America)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0226581365\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Powers, Madelon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this lively and engaging history, Madelon Powers recreates the daily life of the barroom, exploring what it was like to be a \"regular\" in the old-time saloon of pre-prohibition industrial America. Through an examination of saloongoers across America, her investigation offers a fascinating look at rich lore of the barroom-its many games, stories, songs, free lunch customs, and especially its elaborate system of drinking rituals that have been passed on for decades.\"A free-pouring blend of astonishing facts, folklore and firsthand period observations. . . . It's the rich details that'll inspire the casual reader to drink deep from this tap of knowledge.\"-Don Waller, USA Today recommended reading\"A surprise on every page.\"-Publishers Weekly\"Here we get social history that appreciates the bar talk even while dissecting its marvelous rituals.\"-Library Journal, starred review\"Careful scholarship with an anecdotal flair to please even the most sober of readers.\"-Nina C. Ayoub, Chronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51678137647392,"sku":"NEW0226581365","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/51klTt81DFL.jpg?v=1779304380","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/faces-along-the-bar-lore-and-order-in-the-workingmans-saloon-1870-1920-historical-studies-of-urban-america-0226581365","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}