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John Barleycorn Must Die: The War Against Drink in Arkansas
Johnson, Ben F, III
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Description for John Barleycorn Must Die: The War Against Drink in Arkansas
Hardcover. Lively, illustrated history of alcohol and prohibition in the state of Arkansas. Num Pages: 99 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
As the traditional British folk song that the rock group Traffic made famous in the 1970s and that lends its name to this book's title demonstrates, the battle against John Barleycorn was a losing one: "And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl / Proved the strongest man at last." Ben Johnson's sweeping, highly readable, and extensively illustrated "spirited" overview of Arkansas's efforts to regulate and halt the consumption of alcohol reveals much about the texture of life and politics in the state—and country—as Arkansas grappled with strong opinions on both sides. After early attempts to keep ... Read more
As the traditional British folk song that the rock group Traffic made famous in the 1970s and that lends its name to this book's title demonstrates, the battle against John Barleycorn was a losing one: "And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl / Proved the strongest man at last." Ben Johnson's sweeping, highly readable, and extensively illustrated "spirited" overview of Arkansas's efforts to regulate and halt the consumption of alcohol reveals much about the texture of life and politics in the state—and country—as Arkansas grappled with strong opinions on both sides. After early attempts to keep ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
106
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557287878
SKU
V9781557287878
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