The City and the Saloon: Denver, 1858-1916 [Paperback]

Thomas J. Noel (Author)

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Publication Date: December 15, 1996

During Denver's wild ride from frontier mining town to twentieth-century metropolis, the city's saloons, like those of many other western frontier towns, played a vital role in the development of the city. Now with a new preface, Tom Noel's classic study, The City and the Saloon, is a liquid history of how Denver's bars both shaped and reflected the Mile High city's birth and adolescence.

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About the Author

Thomas J Noel is a professor of history at the University of Colorado at Denver. A former Denver Landmark commissioner, he is now a National Register reviewer for Colorado. Professor Noel conducts walking tours of Denver neighbourhoods, specialising in cemeteries, churches, libraries and saloons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado; 2nd edition (December 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870814265
• ISBN-13: 978-0870814266
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,034,888 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: The City and the Saloon: Denver, 1858-1916 (Paperback)

Noel's study of the saloon in Denver treads the line between being a rather parochial local history and a more analytical social history. He includes everything that you need to know about saloon ownership, local politics, and drinking habits, but does so without stressing existing historiography. This absence makes the book a quick and entertaining read, but there's little sense of how Denver compares to other cities. The book is very good at what it does, but what it does is limited. If you want a fun book on drinking in Denver, this book is more than adequate, but if you are looking for a more scholarly approach read Roy Rosenzweig's Eight Hours for What We Will.