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Prohibition Fallacies

Burton W. Folsom Jr.

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Prohibition is a remarkably misunderstood reform movement. It was long believed that the crusade to ban alcoholic beverages was led by various religious bigots who somehow managed to impose their will on the rest of the country. Sometimes Prohibition is also depicted as a movement which emerged from nowhere to take possession of American society through the Eighteenth Amendment. Fortunately historical research in the last twenty years has clarified the impact and effect of Prohibition. This article looks at the reality of Prohibition, especially on the Great Plains of the United States and Canada. These include the American states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas; and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. I intend to look at Prohibition through several widespread misperceptions that continue to be associated with it.

Language: English

Pages: 9

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: The World and I Online

Release: January 19, 2014

Prohibition Fallacies

Burton W. Folsom Jr.

5/5 ( ratings)

Prohibition is a remarkably misunderstood reform movement. It was long believed that the crusade to ban alcoholic beverages was led by various religious bigots who somehow managed to impose their will on the rest of the country. Sometimes Prohibition is also depicted as a movement which emerged from nowhere to take possession of American society through the Eighteenth Amendment. Fortunately historical research in the last twenty years has clarified the impact and effect of Prohibition. This article looks at the reality of Prohibition, especially on the Great Plains of the United States and Canada. These include the American states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas; and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. I intend to look at Prohibition through several widespread misperceptions that continue to be associated with it.

Language: English

Pages: 9

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: The World and I Online

Release: January 19, 2014

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