Inn Civility: Urban Taverns and Early American Civil Society

by Vaughn Scribner

Examines the critical role of urban taverns in the social and political life of colonial and revolutionary America

From exclusive "city taverns" to seedy "disorderly houses," urban taverns were wholly engrained in the diverse web of British American life. By the mid-eighteenth century, urban taverns emerged as the most popular, numerous, and accessible public spaces in British America. These shared spaces, which hosted individuals...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479864927
• ISBN13: 9781479864928
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"