{"product_id":"prohibition-thirteen-years-that-changed-america","title":"Prohibition by Edward Behr","description":"\u003ch1\u003eProhibition: Thirteen Years That Changed America by Edward Behr\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSummary\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Emperor \u003c\/em\u003ecomes this rip-roaring history of the government’s attempt to end \u003cstrong\u003eAmerica’s love affair with liquor—\u003c\/strong\u003ewhich failed miserably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn January 16, 1920, America went dry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the next thirteen years, the \u003cstrong\u003eEighteenth Amendment\u003c\/strong\u003e prohibited the making, selling, or transportation of “intoxicating liquors,” heralding a new era of crime and corruption on all levels of society. Instead of eliminating alcohol, Prohibition spurred more drinking than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePraise\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A excellent and honest book that does not flinch at unpalatable facts.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormerly law-abiding citizens brewed moonshine, became rum-runners, and frequented speakeasies. \u003cstrong\u003eDruggists, who could dispense “medicinal quantities” of alcohol,\u003c\/strong\u003e found their customer base exploding overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo many people from all walks of life defied the ban that Will Rogers famously quipped, “Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.” Here is the full, rollicking story of those tumultuous days, from the \u003cstrong\u003eflappers of the Jazz Age\u003c\/strong\u003e and the “beautiful and the damned” who \u003cstrong\u003edrank their lives away in smoky speakeasies\u003c\/strong\u003e to bootlegging gangsters\u003cstrong\u003e—Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde, Al Capone—\u003c\/strong\u003eand the notorious \u003cstrong\u003eSt. Valentine’s Day Massacre.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdward Behr paints a portrait of an era that changed the country forever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50289789993275,"sku":"1611450098","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/20434763482761.jpg?v=1747184280","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/prohibition-thirteen-years-that-changed-america","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}