McSorley's Wonderful Saloon
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Book Overview
Bearded women, gypsies, waiters, bohemians, visionaries, fanatics, and all kinds of lost souls populate this collection of 27 pieces published in The New Yorker's section devoted to the city's most... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0375421025
ISBN13:9780375421020
Release Date:June 2001
Publisher:Pantheon Books
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.54 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.6"
Customer Reviews
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Review for those who haven't read Mitchell
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I originially bought this book because I am a fan of McSorley's and wanted to learn a little about New York History. I had no previous knowledge of Joseph Mitchell's works, and did not know what to expect. I wondered how someone could write a 350 page book about when bar. Then i soon realized that the book is a compilation of short stories about the characters of the city in the 30's and 40's. Primary source history usually bores me, because it is often dry, about someone consequential, and you have to read through alot for a little interesting information. But the way Mitchell presents these characters you are drawn in into their plight,eccentricities, or just regular routines. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the history of the city, or if you are a fan of the bar and are just curious like myself
Return of a classic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
What a pleasure to see this classic returned to print. Mr. Mitchell had a wonderful ear in his time, and now almost fifty years later, the tone is still strong, and the places that he told us of are mostly gone. Thankfully, McSorley's is still with us, but the Beefsteak Party (The Second best of the stories) and the theater on Park Row are long gone, as is the Third Avenue El. No one rides that anymore in the summer to cool off. There is a reason why this was voted one of the top 100 pieces of American Journalism in the 20th century by New York University's journalism department. (it placed 84th) Buy it to read the bit on McSorley's, "The Old House at Home," and buy it to read "All You can Hold for Five Bucks," buy it to read one wonderful story at a time. Its good to see it back.
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