Martini, Straight Up
Download or Read eBook Martini, Straight Up PDF written by Lowell Edmunds and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Lowell Edmunds |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 220 |
| Release | : 2020-03-24 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781421437682 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1421437686 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Martini, Straight Up by : Lowell Edmunds
Book excerpt: 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."
