Ardent Spirits: The Rise And Fall Of Prohibition - Couverture souple

Kobler, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 030680512X ISBN 13 : 9780306805127

Editeur : Da Capo Press, 1993

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

John Kobler's (1910-2000) many books include biographies of John Barrymore, Henry Luce, John Hunter, and Otto Kahn. He wrote for the New Yorker and other magazines, and lived in New York City.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Da Capo Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 030680512X
• ISBN 13: 9780306805127
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 420
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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