Virginia Colonial Abstracts

Virginia Colonial Abstracts

Author: Beverley Fleet

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 1454

ISBN-13: 0806311959

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"In this reprint edition the contents [of the original 34 volumes] have been rearranged, re-typed, and consolidated in three hardcover volumes, each with its own master index."--Title page verso.


Taverns and Drinking in Early America

Taverns and Drinking in Early America

Author: Sharon V. Salinger

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2004-08-04

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780801878992

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American colonists knew just two types of public building: churches and taverns. At a time when drinking water was considered dangerous, everyone drank often and in quantity. The author explores the role of drinking and tavern sociability.