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The notion of legislating certain behaviors has long divided America. Restricting the sale and consumption of alcohol seems morally justified to some and outlandish to others. Certain forces converged to fight for Prohibition in the early 20th century. They understood that residents in large urban areas would work against them and as this map indicates, state by state they would use a Constitutional amendment to bring out the necessary change to the American landscape, appreciating that even within states, there would be local sensibilities about which strategies to pursue. The story of this battle surrounds the map.
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9g54xm06c
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The facts of prohibition in the United States
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map
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1
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9g54xm06c
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map
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normalized
title
The facts of prohibition in the United States
description
The notion of legislating certain behaviors has long divided America. Restricting the sale and consumption of alcohol seems morally justified to some and outlandish to others. Certain forces converged to fight for Prohibition in the early 20th century. They understood that residents in large urban areas would work against them and as this map indicates, state by state they would use a Constitutional amendment to bring out the necessary change to the American landscape, appreciating that even within states, there would be local sensibilities about which strategies to pursue. The story of this battle surrounds the map.
date
["[1930]"]
year
1930
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This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND).
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creative commons
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_008667
creators
Muirhead, James Herbert Hawksworth, 1860-1954
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Prohibition--United States--Maps
United States--Maps
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North and Central America
United States
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Maps
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Cartographic
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United States
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1
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New York City
publisher
J.H.H. Muirhead
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38
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-98
extent
1 map ; 58 x 91 cm.
notes
Includes portraits, timeline, and notes on voting records for each state.
Text: Constitution of the United States amendment XVIII -- Summary of the national prohibition act -- Hughes-La Pointe Treaty -- Hughes-Geddes Treaty -- Action of religious and allied organizations.
Charts: Chart of federal enforcement -- [Department records related to alcohol and prohibition] -- Canada's regular export of alcoholic beverages to the United States.
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9g54xm06c
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