Forsyth, Mark. A Short History of Drunkenness. Viking, 2017. ISBN9780241980101. Supplied185-page PDF.
Forsyth challenges the idea that Prohibition lacked support or increased national consumption, emphasizing the saloon, women's activism, changing public drinking and repeal economics.
Mark Forsyth, A Short History of Drunkenness (Viking, 2017), chap. 18, “Prohibition”.
Mark Forsyth, A Short History of Drunkenness (Viking, 2017), chap. 18, “Prohibition”.
chap. 18, “Prohibition”
Forsyth, Short History of Drunkenness, chap. 18, “Prohibition”.
chap. 18, “Prohibition”
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Separate interpretation from fact. WCTU formation is 1874, not the text's1873. The movement was not simply feminist or solely anti-saloon. Blanket claims that all legitimate production/equipment/skills disappeared are unsafe; exemptions and continuity require checking. Distinguish ratification, commencement, repeal and state laws.
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