The spirits of America : a social history of alcohol / Eric Burns.
The spirits of America : a social history of alcohol / Eric Burns.
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Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N294.13097/ 1
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Introduction: The Spirits of the World -- 1. The First National Pastime -- 2. The General and the Doctor -- 3. The Father of Prohibition and Other Kinfolk -- 4. The Crusaders and Their Crusades -- 5. The Importance of Being Frank -- 6. Hatchetation -- 7. The Wheeler-Dealer and His Men -- 8. The Blue...
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Publisher
Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2004.
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania
Date Published
2004.
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"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 thirs...
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The spirits of America : a social history of alcohol / Eric Burns.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N294.13097/ 1
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74VKw5XN2NeX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKw5XN2NeX
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ISBN
1592132146 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781592132140 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
394.130973
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991018522449702626
