From: kelleyer@enteract.com   
      
    "Von Fourche" wrote:   
      
   >     Just about every cowboy movie has a scene of cowboys drinking whiskey.   
   > I was just wondering how powerful the whiskey was in the real old West.   
   > What kind of kick did it have?  (snip)  Also, how popular was whiskey   
   compared to   
   > beer?  Was beer the king of alcoholic drinks like it is now?   
   >   
      
   Here are a couple of books you might be interested in that address some of   
   your questions:   
      
   West, Elliot. "The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier." Lincoln:   
   University of Nebraska Press, 1979. Reprint, Bison Books, 1996  (ISBN:   
   0-8032-9784-X  paperback)   
      
   Dary, David. "Seeking Pleasure in the Old West." Lawrence: University of   
   Kansas Press, 1995.  (ISBN: 0-7006-0828-1 paperback)   
      
   kelleyer   
      
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