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Ardent spirits : the rise and fall of prohibition / John Kobler

by John Kobler

This historical account examines the beginning of the Prohibition era in the United States on 16 January 1920. It documents the social and political transition to a dry nation and the influence of the temperance movement.

Accession 13503 ISBN 039911209X Publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons
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