Volstead, Andrew J. (Andrew John), 1860-1947]]>
"Andrew J. Volstead Made it All Possible," an unsigned essay regarding the Capper-Volstead Act, 1922. Includes clippings concerning the Norwegian-American politician who was the author of the legislation that enforced the anti-liquor 18th Amendment, 1919. A more lasting contribution was the Capper-Volstead Act, 1922, which made possible the American cooperative movement among farmers; "Volstead and Kramer: One Dug, and the Other Guards, the Grave of John Barleycorn" ("The North Star" n.d.); "Andrew J. Volstead--a patron of Co-ops," by Carol James]]>