| No Saloon in the Valley: The Southern Strategy of Texas Prohibitions in the 1800s Contributor(s): Ivy, James D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0918954878 ISBN-13: 9780918954879 Publisher: Baylor University Press OUR PRICE: $34.64 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: James D. Ivy contends that Texas prohibitionists--predominantly Baptists, and particularly those aligned with a nascent statewide organization--developed a Southern strategy that characterized prohibition as a reform with Southern roots in Texas soil. They overtly distanced themselves from those Northern evangelical reformers that had championed abolition, religious radicalism, or feminism, in order to appeal to male voters anxious about their role in post-Reconstruction Southern society. While their strategy succeeded insofar as they were able to gain the support of a majority of white males with close ties to the former Confederacy, it failed to persuade a majority of Texas voters to embrace prohibition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 363.410 |
| LCCN: 2002154538 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.26" W x 9.48" (0.90 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
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| Publisher Description: In this engaging study, James D. Ivy recovers an intriguing and neglected aspect of Texas cultural history--the confluence of social strategies that fueled the Texas prohibition movement. In particular, Ivy contends that Texas prohibitionists developed a southern strategy that characterized prohibition as a reform movement with southern roots in Texas soil. These prohibitionists overtly distanced themselves from northern evangelical reformers that had championed abolition, religious radicalism, or feminism in order to appeal to male voters anxious about their role in post-Reconstruction southern society. While their strategy succeeded insofar as it was able to gain the support of a majority of white males with close ties to the former Confederacy, it failed to persuade a majority of Texas voters to embrace prohibition. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ivy, James D.: - James D. Ivy teaches history at San Antonio College and holds a Ph.D. in History of American Civilization from Harvard University. |