| Edition |
[First edition]. |
| Description |
480 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography. |
| Subject |
Prohibition -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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