{"product_id":"9783031731327","title":"The Brew Deal How Beer Helped Battle the Great Depression","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Brew Deal\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow Beer Helped Battle the Great Depression\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJason E. Taylor\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Economic History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the final stages of Prohibition, the US government allowed the consumption and sale of “non-intoxicating” beer, which was at or below 3.2% alcohol-by-weight. Beer’s return--permitted with an eye toward job creation during the Great Depression--was one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s earliest New Deal policies. In this book, economist Jason E. Taylor takes readers through the rapid resurgence of American breweries and shows how beer helped spark a sharp recovery in the spring of 1933.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eTaylor begins with stories of how the nation’s 1,400 breweries were decimated by the onset of Prohibition in 1920. He then turns to the frothy debates that led Congress to declare 3.2 beer “non-intoxicating,” and hence allowable under Prohibition. While April 7th is now celebrated as “National Beer Day,” the original April 7th—when legal beer returned after more than 13 years away—brought raucous scenes that make today’s Mardi Gras festivities seem tame by comparison.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Brew Deal \u003c\/em\u003eshares stories of breweries, people, politics, perseverance, and the various roles that 3.2 beer has played—and continues to play—in the evolving American beer scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason E. Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e is Jerry and Felicia Campbell Professor of Economics at Central Michigan University. Before joining CMU, he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ohio University and a PhD in economics from the University of Georgia. Taylor was Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia from 1998 to 2003. He served as Editor-in-Chief of \u003cem\u003eEssays in Economic \u0026amp; Business History\u003c\/em\u003e between 2012 and 2018. His research is focused on US economic history, industrial organization, and public policy. Taylor's work appears in \u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e Forbes\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e USA Today\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e The Journal of Economic History\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e The Journal of Law and Economics\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePublic Choice\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e Economica\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Journal of Industrial Economics\u003c\/em\u003e, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 December 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783031731327\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e268\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44543069225100,"sku":"9783031731327","price":29.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031731327.jpg?v=1781087125","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783031731327","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}