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010 $a 2004001180
020 $a1585443360 (cloth : alk. paper)
028 32 $a2004.$bTexas A & M University Press
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050 00 $aTX950.57.T4$bL44 2004
082 00 $a647.95764$222
245 00 $aLegendary watering holes :$bthe saloons that made Texas famous /$cRichard Selcer [and others] ; compiled and edited by Richard Selcer.
260 $aCollege Station [Tex.] :$bTexas A & M University Press
300 $aviii, 307 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aClayton Wheat Williams Texas life series ;$vno. 10
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction : "Set 'em up!" -- $gCh. 1.$tThe fine art of mixology /$rByron Johnson and Sharon Peregrine Johnson -- $gCh. 2.$tJack Harris's Vaudeville and San Antonio's "fatal corner" /$rDavid Bowser -- $gCh. 3.$tBen Dowell's Saloon and the "Monte Carlo of the west" (El Paso) /$rNancy Hamilton -- $gCh. 4.$tThe "free-hearted fellows" of the Iron Front (Austin) /$rChuck Parsons -- $gCh. 5.$tThe White Elephant : Fort Worth's saloon par excellence /$rRichard Selcer -- $tEpilogue : "last call"
520 1 $a"In most Western communities, the first saloon was built before the first church, and the drinking establishments far outnumbered the religious ones. Beyond their obvious functions, saloons served as community centers, polling places, impromptu courtrooms, and public meeting halls. The authors of this volume discuss both the social and operational aspects of the businesses: who the owners were, what drinks were typically served, the democratic ethos that reigned at the bars, the troubling issues of social segregation by race and gender within each establishment, and the way order was maintained - if it was at all." "Here, the spotlight is thrown on four saloons that were legends in their day: Jack Harris's Vaudeville Saloon and Theater in San Antonio, Ben Dowell's Saloon in El Paso, the Iron Front of Austin, and the White Elephant of Fort Worth. Together with architectural renderings of the floor plans and old photographs of the establishments and some of their more famous customers, the history of each is woven into the history of its city. Fatal shootings are recounted, and forms of entertainment are described with care and verve."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aBars (Drinking establishments)$zTexas$xHistory.
700 1 $aSelcer, Richard F.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91002820
830 0 $aClayton Wheat Williams Texas life series ;$vno. 10.
852 00 $boff,glx$hTX950.57.T4$iL44 2004