HIST 4067 Hist Alcohol US Civil War Era

This course focuses on contested perspectives on alcohol production, consumption, and associated cultural meanings and social movements from the advent of sectional animosity in 1820 through the end of Reconstruction to 1880. Students will examine issues of race and ethnicity, class, gender, and religion as seen through these competing perspectives and perceptions of alcohol’s place in American society and culture.

Credits Hours: 3