Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
by:
Daniel Okrent (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B003JTHVHY
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Reference,
Literature,
Book Club,
American,
20th Century,
Adult,
Mystery,
Politics,
American History,
Crime,
Research
The good news? Prohibition helps women get the right to vote. The bad news? The rise of “saloon economics,” racism and anti-immigration thrive, and people were poisoned by The Jake. Also, we've got some serious inaccuracies in our “Prohibition mythology,” including Malory's take on the lawfulness of...
Last Call is exactly what it says on the tin: a history of Prohibition, starting with the burgeoning movement in the 19th century and following it through its peak and then inevitable decline. There's a lot of material here, well-researched and skillfully presented so its concise and easily follow...
To many alive today, prohibition is best remembered as depicted in movies of Al Capone and Eliot Ness. Well, there's a lot more to it than that. There was a long history leading up to the era, and then bringing it to an end is an interesting story too. I found the history of alcohol consumption i...
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