From saloons to steak houses : a history of Tampa / Andrew T. Huse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huse, Andrew T., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tampa (Fla.)--History.

Tampa (Fla.).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainsville, Florida : University Press of Florida, [2020]

Summary:

This book takes readers on a journey into Tampa's historic bars, theaters, gambling halls, soup kitchens, clubs, andrestaurants, telling the story of the city's past through these fascinating social spaces--many of which can't be found in official histories.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Boom Town on the Florida Frontier

1. The Sunday Wars: Saloons and Recreation

2. "Some of the Soldiers Did All Their Fighting in Tampa": The Spanish-American War

3. Theater of Shadows: Vice, Corruption, and Indecency

4. Collective Action: Soup Houses, Boycotts, and Cooperatives

5. War, Fear, and Bread during World War I

6. The Noble Disaster: Prohibition and Speakeasies

7. Jook Joints, World War II, and "Venereal Disease"

8. A Steak House in the Sky: Bartke's and the 1950s

9. A Seat at the Nation's Table: Lunch Counter Integration

10. Mourning Las Novedades: Tales of Urban Renewal

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8130-6546-1

OCLC:

1153088039