The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
by
Daniel Okrent
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
A brilliant, authoritative, and fascinating history of America’s most puzzling era, the years 1920 to 1933, when the U.S. Constitution was amended to restrict one of America’s favorite pastimes: drinking alcoholic beverages.
From its start, America has been awash in drink. The sailing vessel...