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Martini, straight up : the classic American cocktail by Edmunds, Professor Lowell is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In This Engaging Look At The Classic Cocktail, Lowell Edmunds Traces The History Of The Martini Back To Its American Origins In The Nineteenth Century. Exploring Literary And Dramatic Works As Well As Newspapers, Magazines, Cartoons, Bartenders' Manuals, Distillery Brochures, And Other Documents Of Popular Culture, Edmunds Finds In The Martini's Image The Same Ambiguities That Characterize American Life.--jacket. Time Line: The Martini Decade By Decade -- The Simple Messages Of The Martini. Message 1. The Martini Is American -- It Is Not European, Asian, Or African. Message 2. The Martini Is Urban And Urbane -- It Is Not Rural Or Rustic. Message 3. The Martini Is A High-status, Not A Low-status, Drink. Message 4. The Martini Is A Man's, Not A Woman's, Drink. Message 5. The Martini Is Optimistic, Not Pessimistic. Message 6. The Martini Is The Drink Of Adults, Not Of Children. Message 7. The Martini Belongs To The Past, Not To The Present. The Simple Messages Reconsidered -- The Ambiguities Of The Martini. Ambiguity 1. The Martini Is Civilized -- The Martini Is Uncivilized. Ambiguity 2. The Martini Unites -- The Martini Separates. Lowell Edmunds. Rev. Ed Of: The Silver Bullet / Lowel

Who reads Martini, straight up : the classic American cocktail?

Author

Edmunds, Professor Lowell

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801859717

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Home & Lifestyle, Cooking, History

Rating

5 / 5 (5 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14