The prohibition era
Subtitle: temperance in the United States
By: by Louise Chipley Slavicek.
Series: Milestones in American history
Publisher: Chealsea House
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604130058
Subjects: Prohibition -- United States -- History; Temperance -- United States -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The prohibition era : America goes dry; title: Prohibition's roots : the early anti-liquor movement; title: The prohibition movement gains momentum; title: The battle for a prohibition amendment; title: Getting around prohibition : bathtub gin and speakeasies; title: Profiting from prohibition : bootleggers, rumrunners, and gangsters; title: The road to repeal; title: Prohibition's legacy; title: Chronology and timeline.