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Prohibition Thirteen Years That Changed America

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ISBN-10: 1611450098

ISBN-13: 9781611450095

Edition: 2011

Authors: Edward Behr

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From the bestselling author of The Last Emperor comes this rip-roaring history of the government s attempt to end America s love affair with liquor which failed miserably. On January 16, 1920, America went dry. For the next thirteen years, the Eighteenth Amendment prohibited the making, selling, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, heralding a new era of crime and corruption on all levels of society. Instead of eliminating alcohol, Prohibition spurred more drinking than ever before. Formerly law-abiding citizens brewed moonshine, became rum- runners, and frequented speakeasies. Druggists, who could dispense medicinal quantities of alcohol, found their customer base exploding…    
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Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Edward Behris the chief writer, sometime photographer, and publisher ofThe Art of Eating, the widely acclaimed magazine about food and wine. He is the author ofThe Artful Eater: A Gourmet Investigates the Ingredients of Great Food.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Good Creature of God
Fervor and Fanaticism
The Women's War
The Lineup
Prohibition's First Victims
America Goes Dry
The Providers
Harding and the Racketeers
Remus Unravels
The Adventurers
�Prohibition Works!�
�Prohibition Doesn't Work!�
Chicago
Remus on Trial
Remus Redux
A Fatal Triumph
The Aftermath
Notes
Bibliography
Index