Battling Demon Rum

Battling Demon Rum
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Publisher : American Ways
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105023109205
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Book Synopsis Battling Demon Rum by : Thomas R. Pegram

Download or read book Battling Demon Rum written by Thomas R. Pegram and published by American Ways. This book was released on 1998 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative account of the fight to regulate alcohol, from roughly 1800 to the repeal of national prohibition in 1933. An intriguing tale of social reform and of the limits of government-imposed morality. The best short history available of the politics and practices of American temperance reform....Highly recommended. --Library Journal. American Ways Series.


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