Keepers of the Spirits: The Judicial Response to Prohibition Enforcement in Florida, 1885-1935

by John J. Guthrie

Drawn from research in the manuscript records of the federal judiciary and the court reports of the Florida Supreme Court, this book examines how state and federal judges responded to the enforcement of local, state, and national prohibition in Florida. Upholding these measures often resulted in governmental encroachment on civil liberties; consequently, judges found themselves positioned to determine the scope of the liquor laws. As they balanced...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313301905
• ISBN13: 9780313301902
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"