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OverviewDuring Denver's wild ride from frontier mining town to twentieth-century metropolis, the city's saloons, like those of many other western frontier towns, played a vital role in the development of the city. Now with a new preface, Tom Noel's classic study, The City and the Saloon, is a liquid history of how Denver's bars both shaped and reflected the Mile High city's birth and adolescence. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas J. NoelPublisher: University Press of Colorado Imprint: University Press of Colorado Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780870814266ISBN 10: 0870814265 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 15 December 1996 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD  We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsContents: Confluence; The Multifunctional Frontier Saloon; Saloon Society; Saloon Politics; 'The Cheapest and Easiest Way to Become an Influential Man'; The Immigrant Saloon; Moral Geography; Syndicates and the Seamy Side; Bars and Bosses; Shutting the Saloon Door.ReviewsAuthor InformationThomas J Noel is a professor of history at the University of Colorado at Denver. A former Denver Landmark commissioner, he is now a National Register reviewer for Colorado. Professor Noel conducts walking tours of Denver neighbourhoods, specialising in cemeteries, churches, libraries and saloons. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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