Martini, Straight Up - The Classic American Cocktail

Originally published in 1998. From its contested origins in nineteenth-century California; through its popularity among the smart set of the 1930s, world leaders of the 1940s, and the men in the gray flannel suits of the 1950s; to its resurgence among today's retro-hipsters: Lowell Edmunds traces the history and cultural significance of the cocktail H. L. Mencken called the only American invention as perfect as a sonnet.
--Lori D. Kranz "Well Fed Network"

About the author

Lowell Edmunds is a professor of classics at Rutgers University.

Product details

• Authors: Lowell Edmunds, Lowell (Professor Edmunds, Tbd
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781421437675
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-3767-5
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > Drinks; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Essen und Trinken: Alkoholische Getränke, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Pop Arts / Pop Culture, COOKING / Beverages / Wine & Spirits