{"product_id":"9781609496708","title":"Columbus Taverns: The Capital City's Most Storied Saloons","description":"\u003cbr\u003eOne of the first buildings in Central Ohio in the 1790s was a tavern and 200 years later--Columbus as a foodie\" town shows renewed interest in discovering its historic \"liquid assets.\" Once historic taverns in frontier Columbus featured live bears chained to giant wheels, pumping water for travelers in need of a shower and giving new meaning to the term \"watering hole.\" Existing historic taverns in Columbus span from 1830s through the 1930s and still have little-known histories, stories, scandals, as well as, architectural fabric to explore. One is built on a still active graveyard; another is in the building of a former Pentecostal church. Several remain from the Irish and German migrations and survived Prohibition; one was the quintessential gentlemen's bar still with pool room that connected by underground tunnel to the Ohio Statehouse in a time of temperance. Another was both a tavern and a bordello for Union and Confederate officers (though on different nights). Set in the social and political historic context of a changing city, the taverns offer a chance to explore the city's history through its watering holes.\"","brand":"History Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031582490864,"sku":"9781609496708","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781609496708_p0.jpg?v=1763838397","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781609496708","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}