About the book
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.\"
Editions of Martini, Straight Up
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780801859717
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781421437675
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780801873119
- EBook
- ISBN 9781421437682
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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.\"
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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.\"
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Martini, Straight Up?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Cultural and media studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Martini, Straight Up?
Lowell Edmunds
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Martini, Straight Up is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780801859717) and paperback(ISBN 9781421437675) and paperback(ISBN 9780801873119) and ebook(ISBN 9781421437682)
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