Author : Marie Murphy Duess
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614232385
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)
Book Synopsis Colonial Inns and Taverns of Bucks County by : Marie Murphy Duess
Download or read book Colonial Inns and Taverns of Bucks County written by Marie Murphy Duess and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007-11-19 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.