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Prohibition: busting myths about the ban on booze
Mark Lawrence Schrad reveals how campaigns to ban alcohol weren’t just led by puritanical evangelicals in the US
- Ellie Cawthorne
Published: March 18, 2022 at 12:35 PM
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Mark Lawrence Schrad speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about his book Smashing the Liquor Machine, which busts commonly held myths about prohibition, revealing how campaigns to ban alcohol weren’t just led by puritanical evangelicals in the US, but were also backed by progressive campaigners across the globe.
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Mark Lawrence Schrad is the author of Smashing the Liquor Machine: A Global History (Oxford University Press, 2021)
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