Stagecoach and tavern tales of the Old Northwest
By: by Harry Ellsworth Cole ... edited by Louise Phelps Kellogg.
Contributors: Kellogg, Louise Phelps, d. 1942.
Publisher: The Arthur H. Clark Company
Published: 1930
Place of publication: Cleveland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
Subjects: Coaching -- Northwest, Old.; Taverns (Inns) -- Northwest, Old.; Frontier and pioneer life -- Northwest, Old.; United States -- Social life and customs.
Table of contents: title: -Expanding Days; title: -The Old Military Road; title: -Territorial Roads; title: -Stagecoach Days; title: -Travelers’ Experiences; title: -The Log Tavern; title: -Taverns of a Later Time; title: -Noted Taverns and Taverners; title: -Taverns in the Shadows; title: -Tavern Names, Signs and Advertisements; title: -Tavern Guests and Incidents; title: -Accommodations at Early Taverns; title: -Menus and manners; title: -Pedlars and Prices; title: -The Tavern as a Community Center; title: -Gayety and Weddings in Taverns; title: -Courts and Brawls in Taverns; title: -Practical Joking at Tavern Gatherings; title: -Conviviality at Taverns; title: -Ghosts and Gaming in Taverns; title: -Tavern Tragedies; title: -Last Days of the Taverns