Category Archives: Rorabaugh, William J.
American Beginnings
The origins of two aspects of American cultural and scientific history are the subjects of this episode of Soundings. William Rorabaugh discusses his study of apprenticeship, an element in United States social history that flourished between the time of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Apprentices -- U.S. history, Civil War, History of Science, Thomas Cooper
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The Alcoholic Republic: An American Tradition
Is America an alcoholic republic? Advocates and statistics exist for discussion on various sides of that question, and William Rorabaugh contends there is no single answer. But what is the historical evidence? How has the use of drink and alcohol changed … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcoholism -- U.S. -- History, U.S. -- Social conditions -- to 1865
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