The organizational mechanism is strong; the claim about millions of drafted voters affecting ratification needs independent political-history corroboration.
Veach presents Prohibition as a long organizational victory rather than a sudden national consensus.
The WCTU and Anti-Saloon League built sustained religious and political organization, used local-option campaigns to make jurisdictions dry incrementally, and gained wartime advantage from anti-German politics and voting disruption. Whiskey producers remained divided by the straight-versus-rectified conflict.
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Chapter Six — Prohibition and the Bourbon Industry
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The WCTU and Anti-Saloon League built sustained religious and political organization, used local-option campaigns to make jurisdictions dry incrementally, and gained wartime advantage from anti-German politics and voting disruption. Whiskey producers remained divided by the straight-versus-rectified conflict.
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Source section: Chapter Six — Prohibition and the Bourbon Industry
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Veach presents Prohibition as a long organizational victory rather than a sudden national consensus.
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The organizational mechanism is strong; the claim about millions of drafted voters affecting ratification needs independent political-history corroboration.
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