GARRETT PECK is a freelance journalist who has written mostly within the alcohol industry trade circles. Based in Washington, D.C., he also regularly conducts tours of historic sites that hold a significant place in the temperance movement in and around the district.
"Garrett Peck provides a clear, concise, and stimulating overview
about alcohol use and alcohol policy in the United States since
Repeal in 1933. The book deftly combines careful research,
excellent story-telling, and strong opinions about strong
drink."
*University of Washington and author of The Alcoholic
Republic*
"The Prohibition Hangover is an excellent book in every way: it is
well researched, thoughtful, and entertaining to read. From
discussions of policies since Prohibition to Americans' tastes for
drinks throughout the decades, this book will appeal to anyone
interested in alcohol."
*Trinity College and author of No Booze? You May Lose*
"The adage that 'history repeats itself' has special meaning when
applied to Americans' experience with alcohol. At various times in
our past, Americans have tried Prohibition, and each time learned,
or re-learned, the hard lesson that it doesn't work. Yes, fewer
people drink during periods of Prohibition; what ought we to
expect, after all? But those choosing to drink, and there are many,
drink more irresponsibly and are forced by the law into dangerous,
clandestine environments, where health and even life are put at
greater risk. For young adults age 18-20 today, a culture of
Prohibition has produced these same, utterly predictable results.
Kudos to Garrett Peck for advancing this unpleasant yet
unassailable truth, and doing so with a convincing combination of
fact and style. Impeccably researched and written in a most
engaging style, The Prohibition Hangover, brings us face-to-face
with those who would have us continue down their own preferred
paths of righteousness, and shows us how, far too often, those
paths traverse the valley of the shadow of death."
*President Emeritus, Middlebury College*
"Garrett Peck effectively captures the essence of America's
love/hate relationship with alcohol beverages. While some of his
conclusions are controversial, his book is well-written and
comprehensive."
*industry executive*
"For journalist Peck, Prohibition is like a bad hangover from which
the US has never fully recovered, and he proves that the alcohol
controversy has never gone away. The author provides an excellent
overview of alcohol in the US since the Prohibition Era. He closely
examines the development of the wine, beer, and distilled spirits
trades, including the rise of wine and whiskey tourism and
controversies regarding alcohol advertising. Peck examines the
social implications of efforts to combat alcohol, especially the
effects of the Mothers against Drunk Driving campaigns. He
concludes that there should be more
emphasis on teaching young people about responsible drinking;
though it will be controversial, he makes a convincing case to
lower the national drinking age to 18. Highly recommended."
*Choice*
"A well-written study of the contemporary liquor industry."
*The Historian*
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