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\"Rorabaugh has written a well thought out and intriguing social history of America's great alcoholic binge that occurred between 1790 and 1830, what he terms 'a key formative period' in our history....A pioneering work that illuminates a part of our heritage that can no longer be neglected in future studies of America's social fabric. A bold and frequently illuminating attempt to investigate the relationship of a single social custom to the central features of our historical experience....A book which always asks interesting questions and provides many provocative answers., Edition: 1st Paperback Edition, Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-252) and index, A nation of drunkards -- A good creature -- The spirits of independence -- Whisky feed -- The anxieties of their condition -- The pursuit of happiness -- Demon rum
- Author
- Rorabaugh, W. J
- Publisher
- New York : Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1981
- Language
- EN
- Subjects
- Medical, Medicine
- Rating
- 3.71 / 5 (200 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14