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Dry Manhattan by Michael A Lerner

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Summary

Prohibition was aggressively promoted—and spectacularly unsuccessful—in New York City. In the first major work on the subject in 25 years, and the only full history of Prohibition in the era's most vibrant city, Lerner describes a battle between competing visions of the U.S. that encompassed much more than the freedom to drink.

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Dry Manhattan by Michael A Lerner

In 1919, the United States embarked on the country's boldest attempt at moral and social reform: Prohibition. This book reveals Prohibition to be the defining issue of the era, the first major "culture war" of the twentieth century, and a harbinger of the social and moral debates that divide America.

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Michael A. Lerner is Associate Dean of Studies at Bard High School Early College in New York City.
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ISBN 13 9780674024328
ISBN 10 067402432X
Title Dry Manhattan
Author Michael A Lerner
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Harvard University Press
Year published 2007-03-01
Number of pages 360
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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