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The alcoholic republic : an American tradition

by W. J. Rorabaugh

This social history documents the period of peak alcohol consumption in America between 1790 and 1840. It analyses how drinking habits permeated all levels of society, crossing gender, regional, racial, and class lines.

Accession 13497 ISBN 0195025849 Publisher Oxford University Press
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