White man's wicked water : the alcohol trade and Prohibition in Indian country, 1802-1892 / William...
White man's wicked water : the alcohol trade and Prohibition in Indian country, 1802-1892 / William...
White man's wicked water : the alcohol trade and Prohibition in Indian country, 1802-1892 / William E. Unrau.
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Publisher
Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c1996.
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N362.2920978/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 180 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Setting the Standard -- 2. Father's Milk East, Wicked Water West -- 3. Respite and Resolve -- 4. Annuities and Alcohol in Indian Country -- 5. Courting Disaster -- 6. Alcohol and Indian Country -- 7. The Demise of Locus in Quo -- 8. Legislative Adversity and Back to the Bench -- 9. Epilogue.
Publication information
Publisher
Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c1996.
Place of Publication
Kansas
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
In White Man's Wicked Water William Unrau tells the compelling story of how an alcohol-sodden society introduced drink to the Indians. That same society then instituted futile policies to control the flow of alcohol to tribes who, as one superintendent put it, "have not the moral force to resist temptation." Unrau dispels that racial-deficiency the...
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White man's wicked water : the alcohol trade and Prohibition in Indian country, 1802-1892 / William E. Unrau.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-169) and index.
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c1996.
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N362.2920978/1
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74Vvw7ogeAGA
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ISBN
070060779X (alk. paper)
DDC
362.2920978
MMS ID
991004272199702626
