Dry Manhattan
| Author | : Michael A. Lerner |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2009-06-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674040090 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674040090 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (090 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Dry Manhattan by : Michael A. Lerner
Download or read book Dry Manhattan 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. 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.
