The Alcoholic Republic: An American Tradition by W.J. Rorabaugh

The Alcoholic Republic: An American Tradition

W.J. Rorabaugh

302 pages first pub 1979 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

This social history documents the great 'alcoholic binge' that occurred between 1790 and 1840, when Americans drank more alcoholic beverages--nearly a halt pint of hard liquor per man per day--than at any other time in American history. American m...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...