Description:This
volume examines the life of Carry A. Nation, whose destruction of
saloons and other businesses that sold liquor in the late nineteenth and
early twentieth century won her both praise and criticism from fellow
temperance advocates. Although she was arrested, beaten, and often
criticized, she impressed many people with her sincerity and courage.
She carried the temperance crusade from the level of education to that
of action, and helped bring on national prohibition.