Prohibition's Last Outpost

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During the 1920s, North
America's wets and drys
watched Canada with interest , as
one by one, starting with Quebec
and ending with Nova Scotia, the
provinces abandoned prohibition
and brought in regimes of government
control and sale of alcohol. The
one except ion was Prince Edward
Island - one of the last "Outposts
of Prohibit ion" according to the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment, an American repeal
group. From the 1920s until its
repeal in 1948, prohibition on Prince
Edward Island was of international
interest. This was particularly true
during the heated debates over
American national prohibit ion,
which ended only in 1933.

Title
Prohibition's Last Outpost
Creator
Marquis, Greg
Subject
Island Magazine, Prince Edward Island Museum
Description
During the 1920s, North America's wets and drys watched Canada with interest , as one by one, starting with Quebec and ending with Nova Scotia, the provinces abandoned prohibition and brought in regimes of government control and sale of alcohol. The one except ion was Prince Edward Island - one of the last "Outposts of Prohibit ion" according to the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, an American repeal group. From the 1920s until its repeal in 1948, prohibition on Prince Edward Island was of international interest. This was particularly true during the heated debates over American national prohibit ion, which ended only in 1933.
Publisher
Prince Edward Island Museum
Contributor
Date
2005
Type
Document ; Article
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
vre:islemag-batch2-726
Source
57
Language
en_US
Relation
Coverage
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