Explore a detailed record of the temperance movement and its workers.
This volume presents a comprehensive look at social, moral, religious, and political progress through the stories of pioneers, committees, and communities that helped shape the movement. Rich with portraits and historical context, it illuminates how temperance advocacy spread across towns, nations, and religious groups.
This edition surveys the era’s networks, methods, and key figures, from mission efforts to organizing associations and public campaigns. It offers insight into the rise of temperance work as a social movement and its lasting impact on policy, culture, and everyday life.
- Grounded historical account of temperance organizations across the United Kingdom and beyond
- Profiles of notable workers, leaders, and mission efforts shaping the movement
- Introductions to regional campaigns, conferences, and cultural contexts
- Illustrated with authentic portraits and period references to events and people
Ideal for readers of social history, reform movements, and the long arc of temperance advocacy who want a window into the people, places, and choices that defined an era.