Evaluate alcohol use in early America
Summary
This assignment is a book review with an emphasis on the book's author's use of statistics.
First Paper: Write a two page, double-spaced essay in which you identify and evaluate William J. Rorabaugh's central argument in his book, The Alcoholic Republic. Pay close attention to Chart 1.1, Annual Consumption of Distilled Spirits, Chart 1.2 Annual Consumption of Alcohol contained in All Alcoholic Beverages, and Tables, A1.1 Alcoholic Beverage Consumption per capita of total population, in U.S. gallons, and A.1.2, Alcohol Beverage Consumption of absolute alcohol for each beverage, per capita of drinking-age (15+) population, in U.S. Gallons.
Read:
William J. Rorabaugh, The Alcoholic Republic: An American Tradition, (New York, Oxford University Press, 1979), preface, Chapter 1, and appendix One, A1.1, & A.1.2 (e-Reserve).
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Description and Teaching Materials
These materials are on e-reserve at Carleton and cannot be uploaded here. The sources are:
William J. Rorabaugh, The Alcoholic Republic: An American Tradition, (New York, Oxford University Press, 1979), preface, Chapter 1, and appendix One, A1.1, & A.1.2 (e-Reserve).
Jane E. Miller, The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers (Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2004), Chapter 2 (e-reserve).