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Lehigh Valley’s Historic Covered Bridges
Bridges built between 1841 and 1858 Continue reading
America’s Car Culture
With photos from the America on Wheels Museum Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged automobiles, carriages, cars, culture, Ford, history, limousines, luxury cars
10 Comments
In the National Parks: The Enemies of Canyonlands
The Utah GOP, which has consistently fought against the creation of national parks in Utah and has sought to shrink them, now has some allies in the White House and the Interior Department. Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Angel Arch, Bears Ears, Canyonlands National Park, Donald Trump, GOP, Harold Ickes, national parks, Republicans, Ryan Zinke, Stewart Udall, travel, Utah
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In the National Parks: Yellowstone’s Friends in High Places
U.S.. presidents catching fish and eating pizza in the park. Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, history, Jimmy Carter, Montana, national parks, Old Faithful, Theodore Roosevelt, travel, Wyoming, Yellowstone
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Thanks to Prohibition, We Now Have…
Prohibition’s influence on American lifestyle, culture and politics. Continue reading
Posted in History, Uncategorized
Tagged 18th Amendment, 1920's, history, immigrants, liquor laws, marijuana, Prohibition, roaring 20's, speakeasy
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Prohibition and Hypocrisy: Living Wet, Voting Dry
Prohibition was high time for hypocrisy, in Washington, in state houses and in city halls Continue reading
Posted in History, Uncategorized
Tagged 18th Amendment, alcohol, Franklin Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, history, hypocrisy, politics, Prohibition, Warren Harding
6 Comments
Prohibition and America’s Outlaw Entrepreneurs
A Seattle cop, a New York mechanic and a French winemaker. Continue reading
Posted in History, Uncategorized
Tagged 18th Amendment, 1920's, Beaulieu, Bill McCoy, bootleggers, George de Latour, history, Jimmy McGhee, Prohibition, Roy Olmstead, rumrunners, Spanish Marie, wineries
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Resist! Prohibition Era
It is part of America’s legacy that we don’t have much interest in obeying laws we don’t like. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 18th Amendment, 1920's, alcohol, blind pig, history, medicinal liquor, moonshine, Prohibition, speakeasy, Volstead Act
6 Comments
Prohibition as Class Warfare
The main target of Prohibition advocates was the working class saloon. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 18th Amendment, history, immigrants, incarceration, poisoned alcohol, Prohibition, saloons, Volstead Act, working class
4 Comments
Prohibition: A Nation of Immigrants, a Nation of Xenophobes
The anti-German sentiment that accompanied WWI provided the impetus to enact Prohibition. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 18th Amendment, Anti-Saloon League, German-Americans, history, immigrants, Ku Klu Klan, Prohibition, World War I, Xenophobia
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