Prohibition: The 13 Years That Changed America

Behr, Edward

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Publisher:BBC Books ISBN:9780563387343 Published Date:29th May 1997 Dimensions:160 X 234 X 30 mm Weight:0.5989 kilograms Pages:256 Binding:Hardcover Illustrations:16pp b&w photographs Condition:VeryGood

Short Description

An exploration of the USA's 13 years of Prohibition from political, historical and cultural perspectives. Accounts by the criminal-lawyer-turned-bootlegger, George Remus, and Mabel Willebrandt of the Justice Department, who was determined to break Remus's power, are a significant part of the book.

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Full Description

Exploring the USA's 13 years of Prohibition from political, historical and cultural perspectives, this book discusses not only gangsters, speakeasies and two-tone shoes, but also other, more unusual stereotypes. Accounts by the Chicago-based criminal-lawyer-turned-bootlegger, George Remus, and Mabel Willebrandt of the Justice Department, who was determined to break Remus's power, are a significant part of the book. The author, a veteran journalist and war correspondent, also conducted interviews with people who were an intrinsic part of the Prohibition era.

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