Rum Punch and Revolution: Taverngoing and Public Life in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia
Rum Punch and Revolution Taverngoing and Public Life in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia Peter Thompson\ "A gold mine. . . . The author creates a fascinating story, rich in tidbits and anecdotes."--Choice\ "A marvelous book about an important, interesting, and diverting subject."--American Historical Review\ "Thompson is surely right about the long term change: the class stratification of tavern culture did cause some people to stop hearing voices with contrary opinions."--William and Mary...
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Opinionated and profoundly undeferential, taverngoers did more than drink; they forced their political leaders to consider whether and how public opinion could be represented in the counsels of a newly independent nation. Early American Studies Peter Thompson shows how opinionated and undeferential taverngoers in colonial Philadelphia did more than drink—they forced their political leaders to consider whether and how public opinion could be represented in the counsels of a newly independent nation.
List of IllustrationsIntroduction11"For Strangers and Workmen": The Origins and Development of Philadelphia's Tavern Trade212"Contrived for Entertainment": Running a Tavern in Colonial Philadelphia523"Company Divided into Committees": Taverngoing in Colonial Philadelphia754"Of Great Presumption": Public Houses, Public Culture, and the Political Life of Colonial Philadelphia1115"Councils of State": Philadelphia's Taverns and the American Revolution145Epilogue: "All the Apparatus of Eastern Fable"182List of Abbreviations205Notes207Selected Bibliography249Acknowledgments257Index of Tavernkeepers, Petitioners for Tavern Licenses, and Public Houses259General Index261
\ Early American StudiesPeter Thompson shows how opinionated and undeferential taverngoers in colonial Philadelphia did more than drink—they forced their political leaders to consider whether and how public opinion could be represented in the counsels of a newly independent nation.\ \ \ \ \ From the Publisher"A gold mine. . . . The author creates a fascinating story, rich in tidbits and anecdotes."—Choice\ "A marvelous book about an important, interesting, and diverting subject."—American Historical Review\ "Thompson is surely right about the long term change: the class stratification of tavern culture did cause some people to stop hearing voices with contrary opinions."—William and Mary Quarterly\ "An important, provocative book."—Labour/Le Travail\ \ \
