Norman H Clark
Broschiertes Buch

The Dry Years

Prohibition and Social Change in Washington

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On the event of its publication in 1965, Murray Morgan wrote, The Dry Years , which might be subtitled 'The Fall and Rise of John Barleycorn,' is a delightful blend of scholarship, narrative exposition and wit. ...Clark is knowing and acid about alcohol as a class problem. he points out that the drys were usually led by upperclass types whose peers would derive benefit by better habits in the working class. He does not, however, fall into the trap of attributing the attitudes of the reformers to hypocrisy. The drys were awash with sincerity. ...It is one of the many merits of this delightful b...