The Old-Time Saloon: Not Wet - Not Dry, Just History
George Ade, Bill Savage, "The Old-Time Saloon: Not Wet - Not Dry, Just History"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 022641230X, 1566192420 | 224 pages | PDF | 7.2 MB
English | 2016 | ISBN: 022641230X, 1566192420 | 224 pages | PDF | 7.2 MB
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, The 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.