Project Gutenberg 2013-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 814 Bayles, W. Harrison (William Harrison) 1841 1929 Bayles, William Harrison 16010690 Old Taverns of New York Dutch taverns -- New York and the pirates -- The Coffee house -- The Black Horse -- The Merchants' coffee house -- Tavern signs -- The King's Arms -- Hampden hall -- The Province Arms -- Fraunces' tavern -- The Tontine coffee house -- The City hotel -- The Shakespeare tavern -- Road houses. E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Old Taverns of New York" by W. Harrison Bayles is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the evolution and significance of taverns in New York from its Dutch settlement through the early part of the last century. It highlights renowned taverns and their roles as social and political hubs, where both the elite and common folk gathered to discuss events and share news. The opening of the work provides an insightful preface that sets the stage for the historical narrative, stating the importance of taverns in early New York society as centers of news and socialization. Bayles discusses the tavern's function as a key institution before the advent of newspapers, emphasizing their role in political discussions that influenced local governance and community life. The narrative begins to delve into the Dutch taverns, illustrating their connection with early settlements, trade with Native Americans, and the vibrant social life of New Amsterdam, establishing a compelling context for the historical exploration that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44240/44240-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Hotels -- New York (State) -- New York Bars (Drinking establishments) -- New York (State) -- New York Taverns (Inns) -- New York (State) -- New York F106 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) 808627 2025-09-18T03:42:09.329822 text/html 759192 2024-10-23T19:54:49 text/html 8139168 2025-09-18T03:42:25.253757 application/epub+zip 8154072 2025-09-18T03:42:13.704808 application/epub+zip 322956 2025-09-18T03:42:11.440755 application/epub+zip 8375476 2025-09-18T03:42:31.875670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8273420 2025-09-18T03:42:22.012742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453568 2022-09-20T07:46:10.151178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 650087 2025-09-18T03:42:07.352767 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 630193 2024-10-23T19:54:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17251 2025-09-18T03:42:32.040653 application/rdf+xml 9571 2025-09-18T03:42:11.611772 image/jpeg 1833 2025-09-18T03:42:11.527743 image/jpeg 7142549 2025-09-18T03:42:09.591798 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog