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Prohibition, the era of excess: With a pref. by Richard Hofstadter
Prohibition, the era of excess: With a pref. by Richard Hofstadter
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Sinclair, Andrew, 1935-
Publisher
Little, Brown
Publication Date
[1962]
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[1st ed.]
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From the Book - [1st ed.]
Preface / by Richard Hofstadter
Prologue to Prohibition
ONE: THE ROOTS OF PROHIBITION: God made the country
The psychology of Prohibition
The exploited terror
The churches against the saloons
The politics of reform
Creeping barrage
Trimming for the White House
The turncoat Congress
TWO: THE DRY TIME: Prelude to deluge
The toothless law
The respectable crime
Dry defense
Masters of inaction
The amphibious Congress
Last victory
THREE: THE BLIGHT OF REPEAL: The spreading change
Jamaicas of remembrance
The wet counterattack
The restive Congress
Dry president, divided commission
The fanaticism of repeal
The blighted roots
Epilogue to Prohibition
Acknowledgments.
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Subjects
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Conditions sociales
History
Prohibition
Prohibition -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Social conditions
United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932
États-Unis -- Conditions sociales
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