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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Dry martini - yes. Dry book - no.,
This review is from: In Public Houses: Drink and the Revolution of Authority in Colonial Massachusetts (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American Hist) (Paperback)
OK, so I knew this is an academic treatise when I picked up HOWEVER... How an author can take such an interesting topic and completely kill it is inexcusable. This poor book suffers from information overload. The presentation is at best disjointed and repetitious. Comparative maps at the local and regional scale would be helpful, as would a chronology of significant events. The annotations and list of references are outstanding. The author has oviously dug deep into the historical archives and found some fascinating stuff. This book should shine. Instead it disappoints. Some stern stiff editing could still save this work. My recommendation: Skip the first edition and wait for revisions.
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In Public Houses: Drink and the Revolution of Authority in Colonial Massachusetts (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early America... by David W. Conroy (Paperback - June 19, 1995)
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