Author: Andrew SinclairPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Era of Excess; a Social History of the Prohibition Movement. With a Pref. by Richard Hofstadter
Author: Andrew SinclairPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Prohibition, the Era of Excess
Author: Andrew SinclairPublisher: Boston : Little, Brown
ISBN:
Category : Prohibition
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
The prohibition of liquor in the United States from 1920 to 1933 created the myth of the flapper and gangster. Andrew Sinclair's account was the first comprehensive study and it shows how this extraordinary experiment was the product of the age-old conflict of country against city, of the God-fearing farmer against the corrupt urban rich and the new immigrants with their imported religions and beer. Prohibition represented the last attempt of rural America to stem the tide of history that was transforming the country from an agricultural to an industrial nations. It stood for tradition and the old American way of life. Its defeat was tragedy as well as a comedy. The lessons of such an attempt at social control are relevant to all societies, old and new. -- amazon.com
Prohibition
Author: Andrew SinclairPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258234515
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Era of Excess
Author: Andrew SinclairPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prohibition
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Prohibition, the Era of Excess/by Andrew Sinclair; With a Pref. by Richard Hofstadter
Author: Andrew SinclairProhibition
Author: Andrew SinclairProhibition; The Era of Excess
Author: Andrew SinclairPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prohibition
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Prohibition
Author: W. J. RorabaughPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190689935
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Americans have always been a hard-drinking people, but from 1920 to 1933 the country went dry. After decades of pressure from rural Protestants such as the hatchet-wielding Carry A. Nation and organizations such as the Women's Christian Temperance Union and Anti-Saloon League, the states ratified the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Bolstered by the Volstead Act, this amendment made Prohibition law: alcohol could no longer be produced, imported, transported, or sold. This bizarre episode is often humorously recalled, frequently satirized, and usually condemned. The more interesting questions, however, are how and why Prohibition came about, how Prohibition worked (and failed to work), and how Prohibition gave way to strict governmental regulation of alcohol. This book answers these questions, presenting a brief and elegant overview of the Prohibition era and its legacy. During the 1920s alcohol prices rose, quality declined, and consumption dropped. The black market thrived, filling the pockets of mobsters and bootleggers. Since beer was too bulky to hide and largely disappeared, drinkers sipped cocktails made with moonshine or poor-grade imported liquor. The all-male saloon gave way to the speakeasy, where together men and women drank, smoked, and danced to jazz. After the onset of the Great Depression, support for Prohibition collapsed because of the rise in gangster violence and the need for revenue at local, state, and federal levels. As public opinion turned, Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised to repeal Prohibition in 1932. The legalization of beer came in April 1933, followed by the Twenty-first Amendment's repeal of the Eighteenth that December. State alcohol control boards soon adopted strong regulations, and their legacies continue to influence American drinking habits. Soon after, Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith founded Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). The alcohol problem had shifted from being a moral issue during the nineteenth century to a social, cultural, and political one during the campaign for Prohibition, and finally, to a therapeutic one involving individuals. As drinking returned to pre-Prohibition levels, a Neo-Prohibition emerged, led by groups such as Mothers against Drunk Driving, and ultimately resulted in a higher legal drinking age and other legislative measures. With his unparalleled expertise regarding American drinking patterns, W. J. Rorabaugh provides an accessible synthesis of one of the most important topics in US history, a topic that remains relevant today amidst rising concerns over binge-drinking and alcohol culture on college campuses.
Prohibition
Author: Richard WorthPublisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1725342103
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Prohibition was a grassroots movement that changed America. Through an engaging recounting of historical events accompanied by eye-catching imagery, students will get to know some of Prohibition's dynamic leaders through their own words and actions, including Carry Nation who swung her ax to break up saloons, and Frances Willard who was a leader of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Readers will meet Purley Baker, the persuasive lobbyist who convinced lawmakers to carry out the plans of his organization, the Anti-Saloon League, and ban the sale and manufacture of distilled spirits. A detailed chronology, chapter notes, and a further reading section with books, websites, and films offer in-depth information and additional resources for study.
Prohibition
Author: Joan StoltmanPublisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1534564144
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
The story of Prohibition in the United States is one of extremes, with temperance crusaders on one side working to ban alcohol across America and bootleggers and organized crime rings on the other side illegally transporting alcohol into speakeasies and homes. Readers explore both sides of this controversial period in American history as they learn the fascinating facts behind the passage and repeal of the 18th Amendment. The captivating main text is supplemented by a helpful timeline, relevant primary sources, informative sidebars, and annotated quotations from historical figures and scholars.