Battling Demon Rum by Thomas R Pegram
A narrative account of the fight to regulate alcohol, from roughly 1800 to the repeal of national prohibition in 1933. An intriguing tale of social reform and of the limits of government-imposed morality. The best short history available of the politics and practices of American temperance reform....Highly recommended. -Library Journal. American Ways Series.-
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A concise, accessible history* Reason *
Smoothly written. * CHOICE *
An informative and readable chronicle...a timely historical text. -- John Powers * The Boston Globe *
The best short history available of the politics and practices of American temperance reform...highly recommended. * Library Journal *
These long-dead battles put our own lesser war on cigarettes and narcotics (but bizarrely not alcohol) in sharp relief. -- Christopher Caldwell * The Wall Street Journal *
Excellent...Pegram's book is more than the 'noble experiment' [of Prohibition]; it is about all the experiments leading up to it and why they, too, failed. -- Roger K. Miller * Chicago Sun-Times *
Smoothly written. * CHOICE *
An informative and readable chronicle...a timely historical text. -- John Powers * The Boston Globe *
The best short history available of the politics and practices of American temperance reform...highly recommended. * Library Journal *
These long-dead battles put our own lesser war on cigarettes and narcotics (but bizarrely not alcohol) in sharp relief. -- Christopher Caldwell * The Wall Street Journal *
Excellent...Pegram's book is more than the 'noble experiment' [of Prohibition]; it is about all the experiments leading up to it and why they, too, failed. -- Roger K. Miller * Chicago Sun-Times *
Thomas R. Pegram is professor of history at Loyola University Maryland. Born in Hammond, Indiana, he grew up in the Midwest and California, then studied at Santa Clara University and Brandeis University, where he received a Ph.D. in American history. He has also taught at the Ohio State University. He is also the author of Battling Demon Rum: The Struggle for a Dry America, 1800–1933, and Partisans and Progressives: Private Interest and Public Policy in Illinois, 1870–1922. He lives with his family in Baltimore County, Maryland.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781566632089 |
| ISBN 10 | 1566632080 |
| Title | Battling Demon Rum |
| Author | Thomas R Pegram |
| Series | American Ways |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Ivan R. Dee |
| Year published | 1998-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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