The Regulators, Or, Life in Arkansas Before the War
Author: Edward Willett
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Published: 1866
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Author: Edward Willett
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Published: 1866
Total Pages: 0
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Published: 1866
Total Pages: 46
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ben F. Johnson
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 1557287872
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs 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 drink from the American Indians during the colonial period, temperance groups' efforts switched to antebellum towns and middle-class citizens. After the Civil War new federal taxes on whiskey production led to violence between revenue agents and moonshiners, and the state joined the growing national movement against saloons that culminated in 1915 when the legislature approved a measure to halt the sale, manufacture, and distribution of alcohol--including that of Arkansas's substantial wine industry. The state supported national prohibition, but people became disillusioned with the widespread violations of the law. However, the state didn't repeal its own prohibition law until a fiscal crisis in 1935 required it in order to raise revenue. The new law only authorized retail liquor stores, not the return of taverns or bars. A final effort to restore laws against John Barleycorn in 1950 was rebuffed by voters. Still, there are a number of counties in Arkansas that remain dry and disputes over the granting of private club licenses continue to make news.
Author: Charles Adams
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2019-01-02
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 1789201381
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Arkansas Regulators is a rousing tale of frontier adventure, first published in German in 1846, but virtually lost to English readers for well over a century. Written in the tradition of James Fenimore Cooper, but offering a much darker and more violent image of the American frontier, this was the first novel produced by Friedrich Gerstäcker, who would go on to become one of Germany’s most famous and prolific authors. A crucial piece of a nineteenth-century transatlantic literary tradition, this long-awaited translation and scholarly edition of the novel offers a startling revision of the frontier myth from a European perspective.
Author: John W. Middleton
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-01-25
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 3385325846
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReprint of the original, first published in 1883.
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 712
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Fay Hempstead
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Published: 1911
Total Pages: 660
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Publisher: Рипол Классик
Published: 1889
Total Pages: 817
ISBN-13: 5872075146
DOWNLOAD EBOOKComprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties.
Author: Goodspeed Publishing Co
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Published: 1890
Total Pages: 1120
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of its distinguished citizens, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties mentioned, and numerous biographical sketches of the citizens of such county.
Author: Horace Houston Hoyt
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Published: 1929
Total Pages: 128
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