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Prohibition's Greatest Myths : The Distilled Truth about America's Anti-Alcohol Crusade /
"As a prominent historian recently noted in the Washington Post, 'The common understanding of the Prohibition Era is based more on folklore than fact.' This volume aims to correct common misconceptions about American prohibition in ten essays from scholars who have spent their careers...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Myth 1: Temperance advocates and prohibitionists shared the same goals and tactics / H. Paul Thompson Jr.
- Myth 2: Religious conservatives spearheaded the prohibition movement / Joe L. Coker
- Myth 3: The prohibition amendment and supporting laws sought to ban individual drinking / Lisa M.F. Andersen
- Myth 4: Prohibition in the United States came about primarily because of World War I / Ann-Marie E. Szymanski
- Myth 5: Alcohol consumption increased during the prohibition era / Michael Lewis
- Myth 6: Prohibition started organized crime / Richard F. Hamm
- Myth 7: Repeal happened because prohibition was a failure / Thomas R. Pegram
- Myth 8: Prohibition was uniquely American / Mark Lawrence Schrad
- Myth 9: Prohibition changed little about American drinking habits / Garrett Peck
- Myth 10: The current debates over marijuana legalization are the same as those that ended prohibition / Bob L. Beach.