Monthly Archives: January 2012

Prohibition in Wyoming

Posted on January 24, 2012 by ahcadmin

January 16th, 2012 was the 92nd anniversary of the passage of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which transformed Prohibition into federal law. Much of our understanding of Prohibition is framed by its urban impacts and consequences–bootlegging and organized … Continue reading →

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Legal Eagles of Competition: Profiles in Anti-Trust Law

Posted on January 17, 2012 by ahcadmin

The Oxford English Dictionary defines anti-trust as “Opposed to trusts or similar monopolistic combinations.” Anti-trust law is also known as competition law and refers to law that promotes or maintains market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies (Wikipedia). At … Continue reading →

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World War I on both sides of the Atlantic

Posted on January 10, 2012 by ahcadmin

The hit miniseries “Downton Abbey” is educational as well as absorbing. With its World War I setting and its perspective from the British aristocracy, the fictional account of one family’s experience during the Great War might put you in the … Continue reading →

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Hydro-power and the Pacific Northwest: The Louis E. Rydell Papers

Posted on January 4, 2012 by ahcadmin

Louis Ernest Rydell (b. 1899) was a civil engineer whose work included the planning of river basins for development of hydro-electric power, flood control, navigation, and irrigation, both in government work and with private firms. Much of his work has … Continue reading →

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