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Prohibition: Thirteen Years That Changed America

Edward Samuel Behr

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Description:From the bestselling author of "The Last Emperor" comes this rip-roaring history of the governmentOCOs attempt to end AmericaOCOs love affair with liquorOCowhich failed miserably. On January 16, 1920, America went dry. For the next thirteen years, the Eighteenth Amendment prohibited the making, selling, or transportation of OC intoxicating liquors, OCO 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 OC medicinal quantitiesOCO of alcohol, found their customer base exploding overnight. So many people from all walks of life defied the ban that Will Rogers famously quipped, OC Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.OCO Here is the full, rollicking story of those tumultuous days, from the flappers of the Jazz Age and the OC beautiful and the damnedOCO who drank their lives away in smoky speakeasies to bootlegging gangstersOCoPretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde, Al CaponeOCoand the notorious St. ValentineOCOs Day Massacre. Edward Behr paints a portrait of an era that changed the country forever.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Prohibition: Thirteen Years That Changed America. To get started finding Prohibition: Thirteen Years That Changed America, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: From the bestselling author of "The Last Emperor" comes this rip-roaring history of the governmentOCOs attempt to end AmericaOCOs love affair with liquorOCowhich failed miserably. On January 16, 1920, America went dry. For the next thirteen years, the Eighteenth Amendment prohibited the making, selling, or transportation of OC intoxicating liquors, OCO 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 OC medicinal quantitiesOCO of alcohol, found their customer base exploding overnight. So many people from all walks of life defied the ban that Will Rogers famously quipped, OC Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.OCO Here is the full, rollicking story of those tumultuous days, from the flappers of the Jazz Age and the OC beautiful and the damnedOCO who drank their lives away in smoky speakeasies to bootlegging gangstersOCoPretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde, Al CaponeOCoand the notorious St. ValentineOCOs Day Massacre. Edward Behr paints a portrait of an era that changed the country forever.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Prohibition: Thirteen Years That Changed America. To get started finding Prohibition: Thirteen Years That Changed America, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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