ISBN: 9781628721065

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 miserabl… Mehr…

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 overnight. So many people from all walks of life defied the ban that Will Rogers famously quipped, “Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.” Here is the full, rollicking story of those tumultuous days, from the flappers of the Jazz Age and the “beautiful and the damned” who drank their lives away in smoky speakeasies to bootlegging gangsters—Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde, Al Capone—and the notorious St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Edward Behr paints a portrait of an era that changed the country forever. Thirteen Years That Changed America Arcade North American History volstead act;eighteenth amendment;drink alcohol;anti-saloon league;21st amendment;18th amendment;spontaneous combustion;temperance movement;alcohol consumption;social experiment;prohibition era;american history;united states;garraty;brinkley;prohibitionists;unenforceable;gangsterism;violators;queer;1735;okrent;capone;racketeering;repealed;prohibit;repeal;cartoon;bootlegger;taverns;speakeasies;bootlegging;flappers;mexican;foregone;cincinnati;saloon;wheeler;integrates;miniseries;harding 9781611450095 DE,ES,IT,FR English History, Arcade Publishing<

2011, ISBN: 9781628721065

Thirteen Years That Changed America, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), From the bestselling author of The Last Emperor comes this rip-roaring history of the governments attempt to end Americ… Mehr…

Thirteen Years That Changed America, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), From the bestselling author of The Last Emperor comes this rip-roaring history of the governments attempt to end Americas love affair with liquorwhich 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 overnight. So many people from all walks of life defied the ban that Will Rogers famously quipped, Prohibition is better than no liquor at all. Here is the full, rollicking story of those tumultuous days, from the flappers of the Jazz Age and the beautiful and the damned who drank their lives away in smoky speakeasies to bootlegging gangstersPretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde, Al Caponeand the notorious St. Valentines Day Massacre. Edward Behr paints a portrait of an era that changed the country forever. [PU: Arcade Publishing], Seiten: 288, Arcade Publishing, 2011<

2011, ISBN: 9781628721065

Arcade, Kindle Edition, Auflage: Reprint, 360 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-05-01T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 319799, United States, Americas, History, S… Mehr…

Arcade, Kindle Edition, Auflage: Reprint, 360 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-05-01T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 319799, United States, Americas, History, Subjects, Books, Historical Study & Educational Resources, Women in History, World, 20th Century, Kindle eBooks, Categories, Kindle Store, Social & Cultural, Specialty Stores, Kindle eBooks Test, eBooks Specialty Stores, English Language Store, Word Wise Enabled, v3 Testing Node2, Kindle Lifelong Learning: Biographies, Business & History, Format: Kindle eBook, Arcade, 2011<

2011, ISBN: 9781628721065

Arcade, Format Kindle, Auflage: Reprint, 360 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-05-01T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 780930, Livres anglais et étrangers, Boutiqu… Mehr…

Arcade, Format Kindle, Auflage: Reprint, 360 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-05-01T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 780930, Livres anglais et étrangers, Boutiques, Livres, Sciences humaines, Thèmes, Pays, Monde, Histoire, Ebooks en langues étrangères, Ebooks Kindle, Catégories, Boutique Kindle, 20th Century, United States, Americas, History, Ebooks en anglais, Par langue, Social History, Historical Study, Format: Ebook Kindle, Arcade, 2011<

2011, ISBN: 9781628721065

Thirteen Years That Changed America, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: Arcade Publishing], Arcade Publishing, 2011