The speakeasies of 1932 livre sur la musique - Couverture souple

Hirschfeld, Al; Kahn, Gordon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1557836760 ISBN 13 : 9781557836762

Editeur : Applause Theatre Book Publishers, 2005

Synopsis

(Applause Books). When Manhattan joints were hung out to dry, the Booze-oizie sniveled, then pirouetted on their stools to find reasonably palatable Speakeasy facsimiles. These Prohibition hangouts each had their own flavor, decorum, decor and formula for ducking the law. Each found its own alcoholic substratum: its own inimitable characters behind, at and under the bar. Fear not all has not been lost to the repeal of the 18th Amendment, Starbucks corporate latte, and the wrecking ball. One intoxicating artifact remains, a book of lustrous vintage Al Hirschfeld's The Speakeasies of 1932 , wherein Hirschfeld nails these dipsomaniacal outposts with his pen and brush in the manner of a dour Irish bartender sizing up a troublesome souse. Provided as well is the recipe for each of the speakeasy's cocktail claim to fame. The resulting concoction is the perfect antidote to the Cappuccino Grande Malaise, a book that will make everyone yearn for a Manhattan, old fashioned, and straight up. "His comments are as swooping and witty as his lines." The New Yorker

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Before Al Hirschfeld was known for being at every Broadway opening, he was known for being at many speakeasies until closing. Gordon Kahn, journalist bar excellence, accompanied him on this mixological tour de force. Al died at the age of 99 in 2003.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Applause Theatre Book Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1557836760
• ISBN 13: 9781557836762
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 94
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Universal Music Group Gmbh; https://www.universalmusic.com/; ; Winterhuder Weg 27; Hamburg; 22085; Allemagne