Taverns of the American Revolution

Taverns of the American Revolution constructs a new narrative on the role of the tavern in the American Revolution through vignettes about a selection of the era’s surviving public houses. By combining beautiful design, reproduced artwork, and original photography with sharply written historical vignettes, Taverns of the American Revolution is a first-of-its-kind compendium on over fifty of Colonial America’s most famous gathering places.

Covering the role of the tavern during the years leading up to, during, and immediately after the American Revolution (17651789), this book is written for a wide audiencefrom beer aficionados and history buffs to those interested in Colonial architecture.Taverns of the American Revolution uses specially commissioned photography, reproduced art, and sidebars to enhance the reader’s experience. Drawing from newspaper articles, pamphlets from historical societies, and letters from the Founding Fathers themselves, this one-of-a-kind volume captures the old-world charm of America’s historic watering holes.

Adrian Covert is a policy director at the Bay Area Council, a business-backed public policy advocacy organization founded in San Francisco in 1945. Covert leads the Council’s advocacy efforts on water, transportation, and twenty-first century infrastructure, which involves policy research and advocacy, including policy papers, op-eds, speeches, and public testimony. He graduated from San Francisco State University with honors in 2006, earning a BA in political science. He pitches for the Sunset Nobles in the Pacific Coast Hardball League and lives in San Francisco’s Mission District with his wife, Rachel Moore.