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Keepers of the Spirits: The Judicial Response to Prohibition Enforcement in Florida, 1885-1935
Drawn from research in the manuscript records of the federal judiciary and the court reports of the Florida Supreme Court, this book examines how state and federal judges responded to the enforcement of local, state, and national prohibition in Florida.
| Author(s) | By John Guthrie, Jr.. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 176 |
| Published in | United States |
| Published | 26 Jan 1998 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
Drawn from research in the manuscript records of the federal judiciary and the court reports of the Florida Supreme Court, this book examines how state and federal judges responded to the enforcement of local, state, and national prohibition in Florida.
Preface Introduction: Historians and the Liquor Laws Local Option to National Prohibition, 1885-1920 Concurrent Enforcement of the Liquor Laws, 1905-1922 Prohibition and Privacy Rights, 1921-1930 The Judicial Check on Property Forfeiture, 1921-1930
John Guthrie, Jr., was associate professor of history at Daytona Beach Community College. He holds a PhD from the University of Florida and is the coauthor of The Florida Land Boom: Speculation, Money, and the Banks (Quorum, 1995).
