[PDF.69ze] The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State

The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State

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 | #131990 in Books |  Lisa McGirr |  2016-11-29 |  2016-11-29 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.30 x.90 x5.60l,.0 | File type: PDF | 352 pages

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||6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| Terrific insights|By Jon Hunt|"The social experiment that didn't work" is how many people remember or were taught about prohibition. In her wonderful book, "The War on Alcohol", Lisa McGirr delves into what prohibition meant and what it also did to people. Perhaps the most underscored part of the book is what prohibition did to crime and the increased levels of arrest and incar| |“McGirr’s book pivots from being a very good, tightly focused history of Prohibition to a great history of broader American politics, one that connects to contemporary issues in a profound way.” (Bill Savage - Chicago Tribune)

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“[This] fine history of Prohibition . . . could have a major impact on how we read American political history.”―James A. Morone, New York Times Book Review

Prohibition has long been portrayed as a “noble experiment” that failed, a newsreel story of glamorous gangsters, flappers, and speakeasies. Now at last Lisa McGirr dismantles this cherished myth to reveal a much more significant history. Prohibition was the...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State   |  Lisa McGirr.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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