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Aqua vitae : a history of the saloons and hotel bars of Victoria, 1851-1917 /
"A rowdy, rollicking popular history that celebrates the tales of Victoria's drinking establishments in their heyday. From the raunchy saloons that lined Victoria's notorious Johnson street to the lavish high-class hotel-bars like the Driard and the Empress, Aqua Vitae is a collection...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Victoria, British Columbia] :
TouchWood Editions,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Chapter One: The Pioneer Saloons and Hotel Bars, 1851-59; Ship Inn Saloon; Bayley's Hotel; Phoenix Hotel and Saloon; Victoria Hotel; Boomerang Inn; Royal Hotel; California Saloon; What Cheer House; Metropolitan to Colonial Hotel; Chapter Two: The Rough Edge of Town, 1860-69; Adelphi Saloon; Brown Jug Saloon and Inn; Australian House; Confederate Saloon; Pony Saloon; Park Hotel; Bee Hive Hotel and Saloon; White Horse Hotel and Saloon; American Hotel; Garrick's Head Saloon; Chapter Three: Strictly First-Class; St. Nicholas Hotel.
- Oriental HotelDriard Hotel; Dominion Hotel; Clarence Hotel; Dallas Hotel; Victoria Hotel (III); King Edward Hotel; Empress Hotel; Chapter Four: The Golden Age, 1870-99; Rock Bay Hotel; Ship Inn (IV); Belmont Saloon; Occidental Hotel; Grand Pacific Hotel; Four Saloons: Klondike, Horseshoe, Steele's, and Bismarck; Regent Saloon; Leland House; Chapter Five: Restriction to Prohibition, 1900-17; Western Hotel; Canada Hotel Bar and Grill; Balmoral Hotel; Lion Brewery Tap Saloon; Westholme Hotel; Prince George Hotel; Kaiserhof to Blanshard Hotel; Conclusion: The Bottom of the Glass; Appendix.
- Timeline of Significant Events Bibliography; Endnotes; Acknowledgements; Index; About the Author; Copyright Page.