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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext "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 sour" Zusammenfassung "This is first-rate popular history, full of anecdotes and vivid personalities, with a compelling narrative."-- Smithsonian 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.

Product details

• Authors: John Kobler, Kobler John
• Publisher: Dacapo
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1993
• EAN: 9780306805127
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80512-7
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 205 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Drug & substance abuse: social aspects, c 1500 onwards to present day, United States of America, USA, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, Ethical issues, topics and debates