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Last edited by Bryan Tyson
May 9, 2012 | History
Cover of: Ardent spirits by John Kobler

Ardent spirits
the rise and fall of prohibition.

Published 1973 by Putnam in New York .
Written in English.

Table of Contents

Elegy for Hell's best friend
1. Temperance 1609-1860.
The true instaurator
A sin that excludes from heaven
Of Washingtonians, cold water soldiers, rechabites and others
Strange bedfellows
2. The Party, the Union, the League 1869-1919.
James Black for president
They shall be devoured as stubble fully dry
Organized mother love
Ethics be hanged
The barrage
3. The noble experiment 1920-1934.
This law will be obeyed
Our little band of martyrs
The poison cup
The instant millionaires
Nabobs and Bacchantes
Epilogue 1973

Edition Notes

61093

Bibliography: p. [358]-[373]

The Physical Object

Format Hardcover
Pagination 386 p.
Number of pages 386
Dimensions 22 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library OL23252473M
ISBN 10 039911209X
ISBN 13 9780399112096
Library Thing 1157750
Goodreads 4606891

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May 9, 2012 Edited by Bryan Tyson Edited without comment.
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May 9, 2012 Edited by Bryan Tyson Added new cover
August 19, 2010 Edited by IdentifierBot added LibraryThing ID
May 29, 2009 Created by ImportBot Initial record created, from Collingswood Public Library MARC record.