Ardent spirits
Subtitle: the rise and fall of prohibition
By: by John Kobler.
Edition: 1st Da Capo Press ed.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
Subjects: Prohibition Party (U.S.); Prohibition -- United States -- History; Temperance -- United States -- History
Description: From the Publisher: Ardent Spirit covers the full range of the temperance idea in America, beginning in the early seventeenth century and continuing through the prohibition years, 1919-1933. Using a wide variety of sources, Kobler quotes the amusing and often startling comments relating to the efforts of prohibitionists and lawmakers, so that the speakeasies, the rum-running, the bootleggers, and the gang wars all come vividly to life. Here too are portraits of eccentrics, instant millionaires, law enforcement officers, and murderers-all part of the Noble Experiment which proved to be one of the most tragicomic sagas in American history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [358]-[373]) and index.
Originally published: New York : Putnam, 1973.