Colonial Inns and Taverns of Bucks County:: How Pubs, Taprooms and Hostelries Made Revolutionary History

Duess, Marie Murphy

ISBN 10: 1596293446 / ISBN 13: 9781596293441

Published by The History Press, 2007

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Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

Seller Inventory # GICWV.1596293446.A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Colonial Inns and Taverns of Bucks County:: How Pubs, Taprooms and Hostelries Made Revolutionary History
• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1596293446
• ISBN 13: 9781596293441
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

Inns and taverns occupied a position of central importance in colonial American society. Rest stop, hotel, provisioning center, drinking saloon, dining establishment, center of news and gossip, quartering for soldiers--these retreats served an astonishing variety of roles. In Colonial Inns and Taverns of Bucks County, author Marie Duess filters the colonial and
early modern history of Bucks County through the area's wide array of stagecoach stops, grog shops and taprooms. These inns created a whole world unto themselves, with a distinct vernacular (did you know the concepts of "backlog" and "minding your Ps and Qs" both originated from inn life?), set of customs and rituals and purpose within the greater societal framework.
Follow author Marie Duess into the past and discover a fascinating facet of life in early Pennsylvania.

About the Author

Marie Duess, currently a vice president of marketing and public relations specialties, has over 25 years of experience in marketing, communications, and public relations. She has coordinated promotions and public relations for hospitals, and also has extensive background as a speechwriter, résumé coach, and freelance correspondent. Duess, who served as a photojournalist for humanitarian organizations providing aid in the Balkans, has written two historical novels. Most recently she ghostwrote a doctor's memoir.