381pp. A witty study of the men and women who sought to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages throughout America. In tracing the change in attitude towards alcohol from colonial times to the passage ot the Eighteenth Amendment, the author shows how a vocal and determined minority of cranks and would-be-do-gooders can influence the mind of a nation. Stories of some amazing characters and incredible theories they put foward.

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