The Alcoholic Republic

The Alcoholic Republic
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 9780199766314
ISBN-13 : 0199766312
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Book Synopsis The Alcoholic Republic by : W.J. Rorabaugh

Download or read book The Alcoholic Republic written by W.J. Rorabaugh and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1981-09-17 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rorabaugh has written a well thought out and intriguing social history of Americas great alcoholic binge that occurred between 1790 and 1830, what he terms a key formative period in our history....A pioneering work that illuminates a part of our heritage that can no longer be neglected in future studies of Americas social fabric. A bold and frequently illuminating attempt to investigate the relationship of a single social custom to the central features of our historical experience....A book which always asks interesting questions and provides many provocative answers.


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