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100 1 _aOkrent, Daniel,
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245 1 0 _aLast call :
_bthe rise and fall of Prohibition, 1920-1933 /
_cDaniel Okrent.
250 _aFirst Scribner hardcover edition
263 _a1005
264 1 _aNew York :
_bScribner
264 4 _c©2010
300 _a468 pages
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
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338 _avolume
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380 _aBook
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385 _aGeneral
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aOkrent provides a remarkable breakdown of Prohibition, that uniquely American attempt to banish the sale and consumption of alcohol. In 1919, a constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the U.S. was ratified and scheduled to go into effect the following year. Okrent traces the roots of the temperance movement, the suffrage movement, and the anti-immigrant sentiment that added sustained fuel to the cause. He also unravels the complicated politics of the era, providing insight into why the Eighteenth Amendment was pushed through and how it was eventually repealed. After Prohibition went into effect, in 1920, the course of American life and culture was profoundly altered in both large and small ways. Everyone knows about the rise of the gangster era, but what is less well documented are the reactions and the responses of ordinary American citizens. Okrent asks and answers some important questions in this fascinating exploration of a failed social experiment.
650 0 _aProhibition
_zUnited States.
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650 0 _aDrinking of alcoholic beverages
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
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651 0 _aUnited States
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