The Alcoholic Republic, an American Tradition
Author | : W. J. Rorabaugh |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1979 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015016206008 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Alcoholic Republic, an American Tradition written by W. J. Rorabaugh and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1979 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This social history documents the great 'alcoholic binge' that occurred between 1790 and 1840, when Americans drank more alcoholic beverages--nearly a halt pint of hard liquor per man per day--than at any other time in American history. American men were taught to drink as children--even as babies. However, alcohol usages crossed sexual, regional, racial and class lines.