The 17th century Virginian missionary Captain John Thorpe distributed barrels of distilled “godly liquor” to the Native Americans to help persuade them to accept the “true faith” of Christianity. There were so many alcoholic concoctions in the saloons of the 19th century frontier West that each customer could choose his own poison.Īmerica’s love of alcohol got its start in the very beginning, and not surprisingly, trouble began right away. The debilitating effects of Taos Lightning struck a man on the spot. Drinking Red Dynamite would “blow your head off.” Block and Tackle made a man “walk a block and tackle anything.” Forty Rods dropped the drinker at exactly that distance from the bar. Like most 19th century saloons, Franzinis in downtown Truckee offered food along with beer and cocktails.Ĭourtesy / Truckee Donner Historical Society |
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