The dry years : prohibition and social change in Washington

Clark, Norman H. (Author). Burnham, John C. (John Chynoweth), 1929- (writer of foreword.).

Summary: 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 the trap of attributing the attitudes of the reformers to hypocrisy. The drys were awash with sincerity. ...It is one of the many merits of this delightful book that Norman Clark does not rub our noses in the fact that though times change, problems remain.

Record details

ISBN: 0295964669
ISBN: 9780295964669
Physical Description: print
xvi, 332 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
Edition: Rev. ed., 1st pbk. ed., rev. and updated.
Publisher: Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, [1988]