Bibliograph

Prohibition, Jeff Hill

Type

Label

Prohibition, Jeff Hill

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-193) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Prohibition

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

56608288

Responsibility statement

Jeff Hill

Series statement

Defining moments

Summary

"Examines Prohibition and the Eighteenth Amendment and their impact on American life and society. Features include narrative overview, biographical profiles, primary source documents, detailed chronology, and annotated sources for further study."--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Events leading up to prohibition -- Outlawing alcohol -- The supply -- The thirst -- The enforcers -- The mob -- Opposition and reform -- Amending the amendment -- Legacy of prohibition -- Bishop James Cannon, Jr. -- Al Capone -- Warren G. Harding -- Charles "Lucky" Luciano -- William "Bill" McCoy -- Carrie Nation -- George Remus -- Alfred E. Smith -- Rev. Billy Sunday -- Wayne B. Wheeler -- Mabel Walker Willebrandt -- Rev. Purley A. Baker of the Anti-Saloon League calls for national prohibition -- The Eighteenth Amendment -- Charles Burns recalls running a speakeasy -- Bill McCoy remembers Rum Row -- Izzy Einstein on his adventures as a prohibition agent -- Walter Lippman discusses nullifying the Eighteenth Amendment -- Chicago daily tribune reports on the Valentine's Day Massacre -- The Twenty-first Amendment

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