Appearing at a time when America stood so reluctantly on the doorstep of the Prohibition era, an unnamed editor at The Literary Digest compiled a number of quotes from numerous literary sources as if to illustrate the deep roots the Western world of belles-lettres has invested in the culture of alcohol.
– from Amazon:
The Thirsty Muse: Alcohol and the American Writer
KEY WORDS: alcohol celebrated 1919,literature and alcohol go together,a celebration of literature and alcohol,alcohol combined with literature to make western civilization,Literary View of Alcohol during the Prohibition Era,Prohibition quotes,1919 literary digest prohibition article
