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#433501 in Books Lisa McGirr 2016-11-29 2016-11-29Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.30 x .90 x 5.60l; .0 #File Name: 0393353524352 pagesThe War on Alcohol Prohibition and the Rise of the American State
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy AARYVery interesting insightful book. A lot of people should read it!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerLived up to expectations20 of 21 people found the following review helpful. The War on Alcohol ...alcohol won!By Carl RennhackI was in the fourth grade (in 1960) when I first heard about Prohibition. As soon as I did I made a beeline for Grandpa Rennhack's apartment (right above where Mom I lived) and asked the soon-to-retire Rheingold Brewery worker how did he (and his father) fare between January 1920 and December 1933. "Gramp me made near-beer; less than 0.5% alcohol. We drove it to flower stores; drug stores; pool halls. What happened to it after that didn't concern us." But Ms. McGirr reminds us it concerned a lot of people on both sides of one of the most unpopular laws in USofA history. Its effects are still felt in 2015. Most of the people who lived through Prohibition have passed on; ergo we need books like this one to tell the story of a seemingly unbelievable era...although I've no doubt Grandpa and Gramp could have added more to the story! Read this book as an introduction to the subject.
