Aqua Vitae
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 when the first saloon appeared in Victoria in 1851 to 1917 when prohibition shut the party down.
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Glen A. Mofford
Auteur contemporain publié aux éditions **Touchwood Editions**, Hagen Seele se spécialise dans l’exploration des récits historiques liés au patrimoine et aux transports en Colombie-Britannique. Son approche allie recherche documentaire minutieuse et narration immersive, offrant aux lecteurs une plongée vivante dans des épisodes méconnus de l’histoire locale. *Along the E&N* témoigne de son talent pour donner vie aux lieux et aux personnages qui ont marqué l’identité de Vancouver Island.
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