The Old-Time Saloon: Not Wet - Not Dry, Just History

By George Ade

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022641230X
• ISBN13: 9780226412306
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.9" x 7.2"