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The Serpent in the Cup: Temperance in American Literature

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The Serpent in the Cup: Temperance in American Literature - Reynolds, David S (Editor), and Rosenthal, Debra J (Editor)
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An exploration of America's battle with the bottle through an analysis of literature on temperance. The ten essays in this book include topics ranging from the cultural role of the tavern in the 18th century, to the emergence of the disease paradigm of alcoholism in the 20th century.

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The Serpent in the Cup: Temperance in American Literature 1997, University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst

ISBN-13: 9781558490826

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