The Coming of Southern Prohibition: The Dispensary System and the Battle Over Liquor in South Carolina, 1907-1915 Contributor(s): Lewis, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807162981 ISBN-13: 9780807162989 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
Dewey: 363.410 |
LCCN: 2015043015 |
Physical Information: 1.22" H x 6.09" W x 9.37" (1.41 lbs) |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Geographic Orientation - South Carolina |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In The Coming of Southern Prohibition, Michael Lewis examines the rise and fall of South Carolina's state-run liquor dispensary system from its emergence in the 1890s until statewide prohibition in 1915. The dispensary system, requiring government-owned outlets to bottle and sell all alcohol, began as a way to both avoid prohibition and enrich governmental coffers. In this revealing study, Lewis offers a more complete rendering of South Carolina's path to universal prohibition and thus sharpens our understanding of historical southern attitudes towards race, religion, and alcohol. |