Last call: the rise and fall of Prohibition, 1920-1933
History, United States history
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Examines the origins, implementation, and failure of alcohol prohibition in the United States that was ratified by the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919 and nullified after fourteen years. Traces the temperance movement and its politics, personalities, business interests, and social consequences.… Basis for the Ken Burns documentary. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2010.