Contents

Chapter Page
[I.]The Puritan Ordinary[1]
[II.]Old-time Taverns[30]
[III.]The Tavern Landlord[62]
[IV.]Tavern Fare and Tavern Ways[76]
[V.]Kill-devil and its Affines[100]
[VI.]Small Drink[121]
[VII.]Signs and Symbols[138]
[VIII.]The Tavern in War[170]
[IX.]The Tavern Panorama[194]
[X.]From Path to Turnpike[223]
[XI.]Packhorse and Conestoga Wagon[241]
[XII.]Early Stage-coaches and Other Vehicles[253]
[XIII.]Two Stage Veterans of Massachusetts[291]
[XIV.]A Staging Centre[308]
[XV.]The Stage-driver[320]
[XVI.]The Romance of the Road[340]
[XVII.]The Pains of Stage-coach Travel[361]
[XVIII.]Knights of the Road[373]
[XIX.]Tavern Ghosts[409]