Rum Punch and Revolution Taverngoing and Public Life in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia

Name: Rum Punch and Revolution Taverngoing and Public Life in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia
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ISBN: 9780812216646

ISBN-10: 0812216644

ISBN-13: 9780812216646

Edition: 1999

Authors: Peter Thompson

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'Twas Honest old Noah first planted the Vine And mended his morals by drinking its Wine. --from a drinking song by Benjamin Franklin There were, Peter Thompson notes, some one hundred and fifty synonyms for inebriation in common use in colonial Philadelphia and, on the eve of the Revolution, just as many licensed drinking establishments. Clearly, eighteenth-century Philadelphians were drawn to the tavern. In addition to the obvious lure of the liquor, taverns offered overnight accommodations, meals, and stabling for visitors. They also served as places to gossip, gamble, find work, make trades, and gather news. In Rum Punch and Revolution, Thompson shows how the public houses provided a…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication date: 12/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Peter Thompson, Ph.D., has been the Sydney Mayer Lecturer in Early American History at Oxford University since January 1993. He earned his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania and spent four years as Lecturer in American History at Princeton University. He resides in England.