Ardent Spirits: Rise and Fall of Prohibition - Couverture rigide

Kobler, John

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0718112520 ISBN 13 : 9780718112523

Editeur : Michael Joseph Ltd, 1974

Synopsis

Physical description; 386 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: p. [358]-[373]. Subjects; Prohibition Party. Prohibition - History. Temperance - history. Temperance - History. Prohibition - United States - History. United States. Temperance movements - United States, (1609-1934). Alcoholism. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Ardent Spirit covers the full range of the temperance idea in America, beginning in the early seventeenth century and continuing through the prohibition years, 1919–1933. Using a wide variety of sources, Kobler quotes the amusing and often startling comments relating to the efforts of prohibitionists and lawmakers, so that the speakeasies, the rum-running, the bootleggers, and the gang wars all come vividly to life. Here too are portraits of eccentrics, instant millionaires, law enforcement officers, and murderers—all part of the Noble Experiment which proved to be one of the most tragicomic sagas in American history.

Biographie de l'auteur

John Kobler's (1910-2000) many books include biographies of John Barrymore, Henry Luce, John Hunter, and Otto Kahn. He wrote for the New Yorker and other magazines, and lived in New York City.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Michael Joseph Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1974
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0718112520
• ISBN 13: 9780718112523
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible