Whiskey Boys : and other meditations from the abyss at the end of youth / Phillip Hurst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hurst, Phillip, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hurst, Phillip.

Hurst, Phillip--Travel--West (U.S.).

Authors, American--21st century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Bartenders.

United States.

Bartenders--United States--Biography.

Travel.

West United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Essays.

Physical Description:

168 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Peterborough, New Hampshire : Bauhan Publishing, 2021.

Summary:

"Winner of the 2021 Monadnock Essay Collection prize, Whiskey Boys: And Other Meditations from the Abyss at the End of Youth is a lively collection of literary essays about bars, booze, and traveling the American West. The book follows the author from small-town Illinois to the West Coast after he abandons a legal career to pursue writing. Much of the narrative concerns growing up and what's gained and lost with maturity, while considering the challenges of living as a writer in a culture that's skeptical of the creative arts. Other threads include travel, wanderlust, the psychological effect of place, and mortality"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Beer Quarters

2. Whiskey Boys

3. Sgailc: The Art of Making Poisons Pleasant

4. Hodads in Wonderland

5. Last Call at Pacific Shores

6. Terroir

7. Rogues, Revolution, and Renaissance

8. In Praise of Four Loko: Moonlighting in the Land of Enchantment

9. The Machine in Our Pocket: Drinking Alone in iPhone World

10. Dramming with Frank O'Brien

11. Island Fever

12. Cocktails & Dreams: On Skid Road with Louis XIII

13. Dark Sunglasses

14. Happy Hour in an Italian Restaurant

15. In a Heap

16. Aqua Vitae

17. Lifers and Bar Time: The Stoics at Last Call.

Other Format:

Online version: Hurst, Phillip. Whiskey boys

ISBN:

9780872333574

0872333574

OCLC:

1269418343

Publisher Number:

99989456505