Dry Manhattan
Download or Read eBook Dry Manhattan PDF written by Michael A. Lerner and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Michael A. Lerner |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674040090 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674040090 |
Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Dry Manhattan by : Michael A. Lerner
Book excerpt: In 1919, the United States made its boldest attempt at social reform: Prohibition. This "noble experiment" was aggressively promoted, and spectacularly unsuccessful, in New York City. In the first major work on Prohibition in a quarter century, and the only full history of Prohibition in the era's most vibrant city, Lerner describes a battle between competing visions of the United States that encompassed much more than the freedom to drink.