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Last call
The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
Book • 2010
Last Call is a detailed and engaging history of America’s Prohibition era, from 1920 to 1933.
Daniel Okrent delves into the diverse forces that led to the amendment of the U.S.
Constitution to restrict alcohol consumption, including the growing political power of the women’s suffrage movement, anti-German sentiment during World War I, and the fear of small-town, native-stock Protestants losing control to urban immigrants.
The book vividly describes life under Prohibition, from smoky Manhattan speakeasies to California vineyards producing 'sacramental' wine, and the significant impact this period had on American society and politics.
Daniel Okrent delves into the diverse forces that led to the amendment of the U.S.
Constitution to restrict alcohol consumption, including the growing political power of the women’s suffrage movement, anti-German sentiment during World War I, and the fear of small-town, native-stock Protestants losing control to urban immigrants.
The book vividly describes life under Prohibition, from smoky Manhattan speakeasies to California vineyards producing 'sacramental' wine, and the significant impact this period had on American society and politics.
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