Lacour recipes are evidence of historical imitation, not recipes to reproduce. Tales and stereotypes are not universal rules. PDF147 champagne service itself qualifies the earlier claim that nobody ordered champagne. Violence and race require local evidence.
A Short History of Drunkenness (2017), Saloon material culture and lore
Imitation liquor manuals, business growth, architecture, drinking etiquette, gambling and gendered sociability challenge cinematic saloon imagery.
chap. 16, “The Wild West Saloon,” discussion of saloon operation, material culture, and lore
chap. 16, “The Wild West Saloon,” discussion of saloon operation, material culture, and lore
Paraphrase checked against supplied PDF. Verified means faithful source attribution, not independent corroboration. Lacour recipes are evidence of historical imitation, not recipes to reproduce. Tales and stereotypes are not universal rules. PDF147 champagne service itself qualifies the earlier claim that nobody ordered champagne. Violence and race require local evidence. Crosswalk 2026-09-16: reader locator uses verified chapter/section. Original PDF 140–PDF 147 retained here for internal retrieval; legacy Page field is a PDF position, not printed pagination. No change to claim assessment.
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Imitation liquor manuals, business growth, architecture, drinking etiquette, gambling and gendered sociability challenge cinematic saloon imagery.
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Forsyth, A Short History of Drunkenness (2017), chap. 16, “The Wild West Saloon,” discussion of saloon operation, material culture, and lore. Original paraphrase, not quotation. The private PDF retrieval range is retained in Verification Notes.
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Lacour recipes are evidence of historical imitation, not recipes to reproduce. Tales and stereotypes are not universal rules. PDF147 champagne service itself qualifies the earlier claim that nobody ordered champagne. Violence and race require local evidence.
Verification
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