Bibliograph

Closing time, prohibition, rum-runners, and border wars, Daniel Francis

Type

Label

Closing time, prohibition, rum-runners, and border wars, Daniel Francis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-179) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Closing time

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

884616434

Responsibility statement

Daniel Francis

Sub title

prohibition, rum-runners, and border wars

Summary

"Canadians have long associated Prohibition with the colorful history of the Jazz Age in the United States. But even before the American ban that was in place from 1920 to 1933, Canada initiated its own Prohibition. The so-called Cold Water Army was led by zealots and prudes preaching hellfire and damnation, but also by committed social reformers who recognized the ill effects of excessive drinking. In March 1918, the federal government banned the manufacture and importation of liquor. For the next 21 months, Canada was as dry as any law could make it, which admittedly was not very dry. Closing Time tells the story of this fascinating attempt to control the social habits of Canadian citizens. It began as a popular crusade to cleanse society of a widespread evil, but instead became an opportunity for larceny, profit, and violence on a grand scale, "--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Greenaway Of The Star -- The Cold-Water Army -- Running The Border -- The Rum-Runners -- Hello Neighbour, Let's Have A Drink -- Sources -- Index -- Credits & Permissions -- Copyright

Target audience

adult

Classification