In Public Houses: Drink and the Revolution of Authority in Colonial Massachusetts

Conroy, David W.

ISBN 10: 0807822078 / ISBN 13: 9780807822074

Edité par Univ of North Carolina Pr, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A., 1995

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Near Fine in NEAR FINE jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Brown cloth, sharp corners, 351 pgs., indexed, binding very good, interior bright.; 351 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. N° de réf. du vendeur E116

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Titre : In Public Houses: Drink and the Revolution ...

Éditeur : Univ of North Carolina Pr, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Date d'édition : 1995

Reliure : Hardcover

Edition : First Edition.

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Book by Conroy David W

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In this study of the role of taverns in the development of Massachusetts society, David Conroy brings into focus a vital and controversial, but little-understood facet of public life during the colonial era. Concentrating on the Boston area, he reveals a popular culture at odds with Puritan social ideals, one that contributed to the transformation of Massachusetts into a republican society. Public houses were an integral part of colonial community life and hosted a variety of official functions, including meetings of the courts. They also filled a special economic niche, for women and the poor, many of whom turned to tavern-keeping to earn a living. But taverns were also the subject of much critical commentary by the clergy and increasingly restrictive regulations.