How American Bohemia Was Born in a Basement Saloon
Bohemian. This one word evokes a jumble of associations: freedom, nonconformity, artistic creativity, sexual openness, an appetite for booze and drugs, poverty, and patchouli. But the history surrounding the word is anything but loose. Not only is it possible to accurately date the birth of American Bohemia, but one can pinpoint the exact address where the movement took root. There’s even a single individual responsible for importing Bohemia into the United States: Henry Clapp, Jr....
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