The Old-Time Saloon
Not Wet - Not Dry, Just History
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour
| Author: | George Ade, Bill Savage | ISBN: | 9780226412443 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press | Publication: | November 4, 2016 |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | George Ade, Bill Savage |
| ISBN: | 9780226412443 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Publication: | November 4, 2016 |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Language: | English |
Fancy a tipple? Then pull up a stool, raise a glass, and dip into this delightful paean to the grand old saloon days of yore. Written by Chicago-based journalist, playwright, and all-round wit George Ade in the waning years of Prohibition, T**he Old-Time Saloon is both a work of propaganda masquerading as “just history” and a hilarious exercise in nostalgia. 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.
Fancy a tipple? Then pull up a stool, raise a glass, and dip into this delightful paean to the grand old saloon days of yore. Written by Chicago-based journalist, playwright, and all-round wit George Ade in the waning years of Prohibition, T**he Old-Time Saloon is both a work of propaganda masquerading as “just history” and a hilarious exercise in nostalgia. 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.
