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 an emeritus professor of classics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. His books include Intertextuality and the Reading of Roman Poetry and Poet, Public, and Performance in Ancient Greece, both published by Johns Hopkins.

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, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Pop Arts / Pop Culture, COOKING / Beverages / Wine & Spirits, Spirits & cocktails, COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / General, Food & drink: Alcoholic beverages