in the personalities of the time, in the way those personalities were shaped, and in the way those personalities influenced others during the dry era and into the period after repeal. Some of those he discusses are well-known, others are not. Some are criminals, and some are law-abiding. Each reflects an important aspect of the period and contributes to an understanding of American society of the time and of why Prohibition took the course it did and why it was ultimately repealed.
Daniel, Pete. Standing at the Crossroads: Southern Life Since 1900. New York: Hill and Wang, 1986.
Analysis of "change amid continuity" dominating the South in the 20th century. Transition from rural/agricultural to industrial economy and culture, first amid persistent segregation and racism and then amid interposition of egalitarian federal policy backed by black civil rights activism, is reflected most strongly in the white and black rural and mountain subcultures and political realignment of the region. Pushed by unavoidable modernity and occasional polit
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