Table of Contents

Contents: Confluence; The Multifunctional Frontier Saloon; Saloon Society; Saloon Politics; 'The Cheapest and Easiest Way to Become an Influential Man'; The Immigrant Saloon; Moral Geography; Syndicates and the Seamy Side; Bars and Bosses; Shutting the Saloon Door.

About the Author

Thomas J Noel is a professor of history at the University of Colorado at Denver. A former Denver Landmark commissioner, he is now a National Register reviewer for Colorado. Professor Noel conducts walking tours of Denver neighbourhoods, specialising in cemeteries, churches, libraries and saloons.