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The spirits of America a social history of alcohol / Eric Burns.
| Author/creator | Burns, Eric |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, |
| Description | 336 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Summary | In The spirits of America, Burns relates that drinking was "the first national pastime," and shows how it shaped American politics and culture from the earliest colonial days. He details the transformation of alcohol from virtue to vice and back again and how it was thought of as both scourge and medicine. He tells us how "the great American thirst" developed over the centuries, and how reform movements and laws sprang up to combat it. Burns brings back to life such vivid characters as Carrie Nation and other crusaders against drink. He informs us that, in the final analysis, Prohibition, the culmination of the reformers' quest, had as much to do with politics and economics and geography as it did with spirituous beverage. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-326) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2003050790 |
| ISBN | 9781592132140 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1592132146 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781592132690 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1592132693 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |