Across Minnesota in All Directions: E.E. Lobeck and the Temperance Crusade - Softcover

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In this engrossing read, Tulla Froyen gives us a glimpse into a bygone-and often misunderstood-era of American social and political activism against the predatory liquor traffic. Steeped in primary sources, the life of Norwegian-born activist and legislator Engebret "E.E." Lobeck provides new insights into both the practical hardships and political opportunities for immigrant settlers on America's northern frontier. ~ Mark Lawrence Schrad, Ph.D., professor of political science, Villanova University, author of Smashing the Liquor Machine: A Global History of Prohibition (Oxford University Press, 2021).

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