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Spirits Of America: A Social History Of Alcohol / Edition 1

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ISBN-10:: 1592132693
ISBN-13:: 9781592132690
Pub. Date:: 01/10/2010
Publisher:: Temple University Press

ISBN-10:: 1592132693
ISBN-13:: 9781592132690
Pub. Date:: 01/10/2010
Publisher:: Temple University Press

Spirits Of America: A Social History Of Alcohol / Edition 1

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ISBN-13:	9781592132690
Publisher:	Temple University Press
Publication date:	01/10/2010
Edition description:	1
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

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The host of Fox News Channel's Fox News Watch, Burns (The Joy of Books; Broadcast Blues) presents an enjoyable and informative examination of the role of alcoholic beverages in American society. "Thousands of years ago, before Christ or Buddha or Muhammad, before the Roman Empire rose or the Colossus of Rhodes fell, people in Asia Minor were drinking beer." After a brief tour of alcohol in history, Burns sets out to detail the role that intoxicating beverages have played in the development of American history. From Colonial America's huge consumption of alcohol (George Washington and James Madison both lost elections early in their careers by failing to provide enough free liquor to voters) to a detailed look at the temperance movement (figures like the "Queen of Hachetation," Carry A. Nation, and other colorful teetotalers), the botched experiment of Prohibition, and alcohol in modern America, Burns provides plenty of information in a straightforward, easy-to-read manner. Unlike Griffith Edwards's Alcohol: The World's Favorite Drug, this book just examines alcohol in history; no mention is made of the medical or psychological effects of America's love-hate affair with alcohol. While not scholarly in tone, Burns's book will be useful for undergraduate academic libraries and may find an audience in public libraries as well.-Mark Bay, Cumberland Coll. Lib., Williamsburg, KY Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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