In Public Houses Drink and the Revolution of Authority in Colonial Massachusetts

In this study of the role of taverns in the development of Massachusetts society, David Conroy brings into focus a vital and controversial but little-understood facet of public life and material culture during the colonial era. Concentrating on the Boston area, he reveals a popular culture at odds with Puritan social ideals and the colony's social and political hierarchy and one that contributed to the transformation of Massachusetts into a republican society.Conroy, David W. is the author of 'In Public Houses Drink and the Revolution of Authority in Colonial Massachusetts' with ISBN 9780807822074 and ISBN 0807822078.