The Alcoholic Republic
Author | : W. J. Rorabaugh |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1981 |
ISBN-10 | : 0195029909 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780195029901 |
Rating | : 4/5 (901 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Alcoholic Republic written by W. J. Rorabaugh and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1981 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recreating America's first fifty intemperate years, when, from 1790 to 1840, Americans drank more alcoholic beverages per capita than at any other time in history, Rorabaugh examines some of the reasons why Americans drank so much