{"product_id":"faces-along-the-bar-lore-and-order-in-the-workingmans-saloon-1870-1920-paperback","title":"Faces along the Bar: Lore and Order in the Workingman's Saloon, 1870-1920 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMadelon Powers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e recommended reading \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A surprise on every page.\"-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Here we get social history that appreciates the bar talk even while dissecting its marvelous rituals.\"-\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Careful scholarship with an anecdotal flair to please even the most sober of readers.\"-Nina C. Ayoub, \u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 331\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.99 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039638327376,"sku":"9780226677699","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/YkN3ZEVSNHArS1VweUE5SWZtNmFzZz09.webp?v=1771841635","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/faces-along-the-bar-lore-and-order-in-the-workingmans-saloon-1870-1920-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}