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Episode 5: The Napoleon of Temperance (with Joey Brunelle feat Herb Adams)
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In 1855 newspapers around the world carried the story of the Rum Riot in Portland, Maine. Maine had become a dry state, and an angry crowd had tried to break into city hall to seize a stash of rum being held there. The mayor, a Temperance crusader who had the movement for Prohibition ordered the militia to fire into the crowd, and a young sailor was killed. On this episode of Cocktail History, the story of Neal Dow, mayor of Portland, known to history as The Napoleon of Temperance. Co-hosted with Joey Brunelle of the Born Yesterday Podcast (bornyesterdaypodcast.com/). Featuring guest Herb Adams, Maine historian. Show notes: chpodcast.com/index.php/episodes/episode-5/
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In 1855 newspapers around the world carried the story of the Rum Riot in Portland, Maine. Maine had become a dry state, and an angry crowd had tried to break into city hall to seize a stash of rum being held there. The mayor, a Temperance crusader who had the movement for Prohibition ordered the militia to fire into the crowd, and a young sailor was killed. On this episode of Cocktail History, the story of Neal Dow, mayor of Portland, known to history as The Napoleon of Temperance. Co-hosted with Joey Brunelle of the Born Yesterday Podcast (bornyesterdaypodcast.com/). Featuring guest Herb Adams, Maine historian. Show notes: chpodcast.com/index.php/episodes/episode-5/
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