Battling demon rum the struggle for a dry America, 1800 - 1933
Thomas Pegram's narrative account of the fight to regulate alcohol traces the moral and political offensives of the temperance advocates, and shows how their tactics and organization reflected changes in the nation's politics and social structure. The failures of prohibition enforcement sh...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Chicago
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1998
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| Schriftenreihe: | The American ways series
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Thomas Pegram's narrative account of the fight to regulate alcohol traces the moral and political offensives of the temperance advocates, and shows how their tactics and organization reflected changes in the nation's politics and social structure. The failures of prohibition enforcement shaped the attitudes of politicians ever since, offering an example of the limits of government-enforced morals. Battling Demon Rum is an intriguing tale of social reform. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]-201) and index |
| Beschreibung: | xv, 207 p. 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 1566632080 1-566-63208-0 1566632099 1-566-63209-9 |