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pp. 243, b/w illustrations, “From Winnipeg to the Rockies, whisky kept the prairies in a ferment for fifty years. Taking advantage of the enormous influx of immigrants during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, hotels sprang up in the towns and cities to cater to the prodigious thirst of their patrons. The unrestricted boozing resulted in drunkenness, brawling, petty crime and the disappearance of many a paycheque. It also resulted in a vigourous and ultimately successful campaign for total prohibition, and from approximately 1916 to 1924 the three Prairie provinces were legally dry.”
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| ISBN | 0770508936 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780770508937 | |
| Number of pages | 243 | |
| Original Title | Booze: The impact of whisky on the Prairie West | |
| Published Date | 1972 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Torn and Worn | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Toronto | |
| Edition | First edition | |
| Category: | Canadian Studies | |
| Author: | James H. Gray | |
| Publisher: | Macmillan of Canada |
pp. 243, b/w illustrations, “From Winnipeg to the Rockies, whisky kept the prairies in a ferment for fifty years. Taking advantage of the enormous influx of immigrants during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, hotels sprang up in the towns and cities to cater to the prodigious thirst of their patrons. The unrestricted boozing resulted in drunkenness, brawling, petty crime and the disappearance of many a paycheque. It also resulted in a vigourous and ultimately successful campaign for total prohibition, and from approximately 1916 to 1924 the three Prairie provinces were legally dry.”
| Weight | 1.1 kg |
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