Rum Punch and Revolution: Taverngoing and Public Life in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia

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Copyright © 1999University ofPennsylvania Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States ofAmerica on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Published by University ofPennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-40II Library ofCongress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Thompson, Peter, 1960Rum punch and revolution: taverngoing and public life in eighteenth century Philadelphia / Peter Thompson. p. cm. - (Early American studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8122-3459-6(acid-free paper). ISBN 0-8122-1664-4 (pbk. acid-free paper) 1. Philadelphia (Pa.)-History-Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. 2. Philadelphia (Pa.)-History-Revolution, 1775-1783-Social aspects. 3. Philadelphia (Pa.)-Sociallife and customs. 4. Taverns (Inns)-Pennsylvania- Philadelphia-History-r-rxth century. 5. Political culture-Pennsylvania-Philade1phiaHistory -r-rxth century. I. Title. II. Series. FI58·4·T 47 1998 974.8'II02-dc21 98-27389 CIP For Alex This page intentionally left blank ...