Making the Bible Belt
| Author | : Joseph L. Locke |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 297 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780190216283 |
| ISBN-13 | : 019021628X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (28X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Making the Bible Belt by : Joseph L. Locke
Download or read book Making the Bible Belt written by Joseph L. Locke and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By reconstructing the religious crusade to achieve prohibition in Texas, Making the Bible Belt reveals how southern religious leaders overcame longstanding anticlerical traditions, built a formidable social movement, and, in the course of outlawing liquor, injected religion irreversibly into public life.