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1 online resource |
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text file |
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"Editing by Lana Okerlund"--EPUB copyright page. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Intro; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Chapter One: The Pioneer Saloons and Hotel Bars, 1851-59; Ship Inn Saloon; Bayley's Hotel; Phoenix Hotel and Saloon; Victoria Hotel; Boomerang Inn; Royal Hotel; California Saloon; What Cheer House; Metropolitan to Colonial Hotel; Chapter Two: The Rough Edge of Town, 1860-69; Adelphi Saloon; Brown Jug Saloon and Inn; Australian House; Confederate Saloon; Pony Saloon; Park Hotel; Bee Hive Hotel and Saloon; White Horse Hotel and Saloon; American Hotel; Garrick's Head Saloon; Chapter Three: Strictly First-Class; St. Nicholas Hotel. |
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Oriental HotelDriard Hotel; Dominion Hotel; Clarence Hotel; Dallas Hotel; Victoria Hotel (III); King Edward Hotel; Empress Hotel; Chapter Four: The Golden Age, 1870-99; Rock Bay Hotel; Ship Inn (IV); Belmont Saloon; Occidental Hotel; Grand Pacific Hotel; Four Saloons: Klondike, Horseshoe, Steele's, and Bismarck; Regent Saloon; Leland House; Chapter Five: Restriction to Prohibition, 1900-17; Western Hotel; Canada Hotel Bar and Grill; Balmoral Hotel; Lion Brewery Tap Saloon; Westholme Hotel; Prince George Hotel; Kaiserhof to Blanshard Hotel; Conclusion: The Bottom of the Glass; Appendix. |
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Timeline of Significant Events Bibliography; Endnotes; Acknowledgements; Index; About the Author; Copyright Page. |
| Access |
Access restricted to LAC onsite clients. Online access with authorization. CaOONL |
| Summary |
"A rowdy, rollicking popular history that celebrates the tales of Victoria's drinking establishments in their heyday. From the raunchy saloons that lined Victoria's notorious Johnson street to the lavish high-class hotel-bars like the Driard and the Empress, Aqua Vitae is a collection of fascinating true stories from the days of swinging doors, smoky bars, and five-cent beers. Read about how the quick actions of an employee of the Bee-hive saloon saved a young Emily Carr from possible death. Discover the gruesome secret uncovered by a startled worker who was prying up the floorboards of the Omineca saloon. And find out about the grisly murder of Mike Powers, the proprietor of the Garrick's Head, a pub that still does a thriving business today. Carefully researched and accompanied by 70+ archival photos, Aqua Vitae covers the time from the first saloon appeared in Victoria in 1851 to 1917 when prohibition shut the party down."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bars (Drinking establishments) -- British Columbia -- Victoria -- History.
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Bars (Drinking establishments) |
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British Columbia -- Victoria. |
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History. |
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Tavernes -- British Columbia -- Australia -- Victoria -- History.
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Bars (Drinking establishments) -- British Columbia -- Australia -- Victoria -- History.
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British Columbia. |
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Australia. |
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Victoria (B.C.) -- History -- Anecdotes.
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| Indexed Term |
HISTORY / Canada / General |
| Genre/Form |
Canadian nonfiction.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Anecdotes.
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History.
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Anecdotes.
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| Added Author |
Okerlund, Lana, 1970- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mofford, Glen, 1954- Aqua vitae.: [Victoria, British Columbia] : TouchWood Editions, [2016] ©2016 (CaOONL)20169033678 (OCoLC)950057276 |
| ISBN |
1771511907 (EPUB) |
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9781771511919 (PDF) |
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1771511915 (PDF) |
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9781771511902 (electronic book) |
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9781771511896 |
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