Maine Memory Network

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Overview & Introduction

"… of alcohol reform in America and two semi-comical stereotypes usually take the stage. There's the zealous temperance crusader—a god-fearing, saloon…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"… between the Wabanaki and visitors helps to dispel stereotypes, create personal relationships, and establish Mount Desert Island as a unique place."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… (probably the photographer's prop), suggests the stereotype of drinking. X Portland, Maine. Seeing Congress Square Lit Up ca."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law

"… whose younger men tended to embrace the stereotype of public drinking, often seemingly to spite Yankees such as Dow, were now given the brunt of…"