Economics of Prohibition, The
Economics of Prohibition, The

Author: Mark Thornton

Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1610164652

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Examines the failure of Prohibition; discusses how this analysis can be applied to the effects of illegal drugs on today's economy.

American Women and the Repeal of Prohibition
American Women and the Repeal of Prohibition

Author: Kenneth D. Rose

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 1997-06

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 0814774660

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Rose (history, California State U.) analyzes the political mechanisms used to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcohol. What makes the work unique is his emphasis on the role of women's organizations in both prohibition and repeal, and how the arguments used by women's organizations to promote the Eighteenth Amendment in 1923 were used by opponents to repeal it in 1933--specifically, the idea of "home protection," which was a socialist feminist ideology held by both groups. The author is dedicated to recovering the history of politically conservative women who have been traditionally ignored or dismissed in other historical studies. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby

Author: F Scott Fitzgerald

Publisher:

Published: 2021-01-13

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13:

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Set in the 1920's Jazz Age on Long Island, The Great Gatsby chronicles narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. First published in 1925, the book has enthralled generations of readers and is considered one of the greatest American novels.

Peace, Progress and Prosperity
Peace, Progress and Prosperity

Author: Gordon Leslie Barnhart

Publisher: University of Regina Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780889771420

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Thomas Walter Scott was a newspaper owner and successful businessman before being elected to the House of Commons in 1905 as member for Assiniboia West. He became leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party by 1905 and premier of the new province. This biography covers the life of this respected political leader from birth through his political career to his retirement years, giving a picture of his labours in the fields of education, female suffrage, agriculture, and public policy whose fruits continue to be of influence in the province.

The Perils of Prosperity, 1914-1932
The Perils of Prosperity, 1914-1932

Author: William E. Leuchtenburg

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1993-09-15

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780226473710

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Traces the trnsformation of the United States from an agrarian, isolationist nation into a liberal, industrialized power entagled in foreign affairs in spite of itself.