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Publisher: United States Brewers Association, 1916.
Hard Cover, 332 pages, 6.25 x 9.25.
Item #1337
THE YEAR BOOKS IN GENERAL: Published annually in the years before Prohibition, the Year Book of the United States Brewers Association was a virtual snapshot of the state of the American brewing industry from the perspective of the brewery owners themselves. The book typically featured the proceedings of the Association's annual convention (speeches made by the brewers, reports of the various committees of the Association, etc.) as well as an assortment of writings and essays of matters relating to beer and brewing. These annual publications, issued roughly from 1909 to 1920, are true historical source material. Unlike books written by historians of a later generation, the Year Books are a direct record of their time -- giving a unique glimpse into how the brewers themselves interpreted and responded to the various issues that impacted brewing in America. Also included are detailed Statistical appendices showing annual beer production numbers, and information regarding imports, exports, raw materials, etc. THE 1916 EDITION: The 1916 edition contains the "principal reports delivered" at the 56th annual convention of the U.S. Brewers Association, held in Cleveland. While most earlier Year Book editions included full reports of all the major committees, the 1916 edition includes only the president's address (by USBA head Gustave Pabst) and the report of the Vigilence Committee -- the USBA's committee devoted to combatting Prohibition. The fact that all other committee reports were not included in the Year Book seems to indicate the USBA's realization (though far too late) that Prohibition had become the central issue for the brewing industry by 1916. From the Table of Contents: Introduction The Policy Of The Brewing Industry Vigilance Committee Report Rulings Relating To The Brewing Trade A Correction The Year In Europe Canada's Brand Of Prohibition Temperance Reform In Mexico Britain's Compensation Methods The Road To Confiscation Prohibition In Kansas Prohibition And Civilization Mississippi's Experience With Prohibition Southern Prohibition And The Courts Alcohol And Crime The Futility Of Prohibition The Struggle Against Alcoholism Home Distilling A Prohibition Era Captain Hobson Finds A Finding Oratorical And Statistical Fallacies Some Statistical Curiosities A Few Thoughts And A Superfluity Of Words How A Minority May Rule Local Option In The United States Temperance And Poverty Alcohol's Relation To Mental Hygiene A Pretty Kettle Of Fish New Zealand Liquor Regulations Prohibition Hypocrisy What The Encyclopedia Says Preface To A Prohibition Tract Appendix (Table Of Statistics) Postscript :(Webb-Kenyon Decision) Index
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