Karen Blumenthal

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    ,It began with the best of intentions. Worried about the effects of alcohol on American families, mothers and civic leaders started a movement to outlaw drinking in public places. Over time, their protests, petitions, and activism paid offâ€”when a Constitional Amendment banning the sale and consumption of alcohol was ratified, it was hailed as the end of public drunkenness, alcoholism, and a host of other social ills related to booze. Instead, itÂ began a decade of lawlessness, when children smuggled (and drank) illegal alcohol, the most upright citizens casually broke the law, and a host of notorious gangsters entered the public eye. Filled with period art and photographs, anecdotes, and portraits of unique characters from the era, this fascinating book looks at the rise and fall of the disastrous social experiment known as Prohibition. ,
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Nonfiction,History,Young Adult,Teen,North American Hi...,American History,Historical,Mystery,Crime,Food and Drink,Alcohol,Politics,Childrens,Middle Grade,Reference,Research
Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition