The Dry Years: Prohibition and Social Change in Washington

by Norman H. Clark

Book Overview

On the event of its publication in 1965, Murray Morgan wrote, The Dry Years, which might be subtitled 'The Fall and Rise of John Barleycorn, ' is a delightful blend of scholarship, narrative exposition and wit. ...Clark is knowing and acid about alcohol as a class problem. he points out that the drys were usually led by upperclass types whose peers would derive benefit by better habits in the working class. He does not, however, fall into...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295964669
• ISBN13: 9780295964669
• Release Date: June 1988
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A comprehensive review of liquor history in Washington state

Excellent resource for understanding Liquor consumption/sales in Washington State from Lewis and Clark to 1988.