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Martini, Straight Up: The Classic American Cocktail (Hardcover)
by Lowell Edmunds (Author) "THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY COCKTAIL was unceremonious ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press; Rev. Ed edition (17 Dec 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0801859719
  • ISBN-13: 978-0801859717
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 14.5 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
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This account of the classic cocktail traces the history of the Martini back to its American origins in the 19th century. The author explores literary and dramatic works as well as newspapers and other documents, he finds in the Martini's image the same ambiguities that characterize American life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars straight up, with a twist., 20 Mar 1999
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Never before has there been such a necessity for the reissuing of this book. With this so-called renaissance of The Martini, many would do well to allow themselves to be indoctrinated by Lowell Edmunds. Until recently, the previous edition of Martini: Straight Up, --The Silver Bullet: The Martini in American Civilization (1981) has been out of print. Thank goodness for the reprinting of such a studied and honest book about The Martini. Although I find the original title more elegant. Perhaps the new, shorter, title is aimed at those who have only known the classic drink in short term. Within the book, Edmunds explores the drink's historicity, political, literary, and otherwise, as well as the social complexity of this American icon. With Martini, Straight Up, Edmunds dispells myths and reassures us about a legend who's status may be on the rise, but who's golden era has long since passed.
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