{"product_id":"9780226412443","title":"The Old-Time Saloon: Not Wet - Not Dry, Just History","description":"\u003cb\u003eA celebration of the nineteenth-century saloon, written with sly humor during Prohibition: “A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e gem for gentlemen and gentlewomen who enjoy a tipple.”—\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Described by Luc Sante as “a distant ancestor of \u003ci\u003eRocky and Bullwinkle\u003c\/i\u003e,” George Ade was an early twentieth-century humorist beloved by many, even earning praise from H.L. Mencken. During the waning years of Prohibition, he wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Old-Time Saloon\u003c\/i\u003e—both a work of propaganda masquerading as “just history” and a hilarious exercise in nostalgia that let booze-deprived readers of the day know just what they were missing.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Ade amuses with his dry humor on a wet topic…The book discusses every phase of the saloon and every type of saloon, from the ornate and opulent place, like the Waldorf or the Knickerbocker, to the dive on the corner and the old-fashioned roadhouse.”—\u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Daily Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Much about nineteenth-century saloons may have been sordid and squalid, but Ade knew how to find their charm, even their joy. He’s a wonderful reading companion—and I bet he would have been pretty great to drink with, too.”—Daniel Okrent, author of \u003ci\u003eLast Call\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120161571056,"sku":"9780226412443","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780226412443_p0.jpg?v=1769915905","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780226412443","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}