The saloon
Subtitle: public drinking in Chicago and Boston, 1880-1920
By: Perry R. Duis. --
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
Subjects: Hotels, taverns, etc. -- Social aspects -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies; Hotels, taverns, etc. -- Social aspects -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Case studies; Prohibition -- Social aspects -- United States -- History; United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918
Description: Examines public drinking in "wide open" Chicago and tightly controlled Boston to create a vivid portrait of saloon life and its patrons, suppliers, and regulators.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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