A New Era?
As national Prohibition took effect on January 17, 1920, a jubilant William Anderson sent a message to theNew York Herald. Still savoring the Anti-Saloon League’s victory in the campaign for the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment, the dry boss proclaimed, “It is here at last! Now for a new era...
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Published in | Dry Manhattan p. 40 |
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Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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United States
Harvard University Press
30.06.2009
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Summary: | As national Prohibition took effect on January 17, 1920, a jubilant William Anderson sent a message to theNew York Herald. Still savoring the Anti-Saloon League’s victory in the campaign for the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment, the dry boss proclaimed, “It is here at last! Now for a new era of clean thinking and clean living! The Anti-Saloon League wishes every man, woman and child a Happy Dry Year, and a share of the fruits of prosperity which are bound to come with National Prohibition.”¹
Anderson’s optimism was unfounded. Had he and his colleagues acknowledged the nature of their |
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ISBN: | 9780674030572 0674030575 |