Taverns and Drinking in Early America

by Sharon V. Salinger

Book Overview

Sharon V. Salinger's Taverns and Drinking in Early America supplies the first study of public houses and drinking throughout the mainland British colonies. At a time when drinking water supposedly endangered one's health, colonists of every rank, age, race, and gender drank often and in quantity, and so taverns became arenas for political debate, business transactions, and small-town gossip sessions. Salinger explores the similarities and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801878993
• ISBN13: 9780801878992
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.1"