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The 18th Amendment seemed like a good idea at the time. Bootleg tells its story, explaining how the Prohibitionist movement grew to become the law of the land until "thirteen years, ten months, and nineteen days" later, the ratification of the 21st Amendment (repealing the 18th), ended the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Gr 7–10—Gangsters, guns, and political battles—this book has them all—and presents them in compelling prose. Blumenthal opens with the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre, then traces the history of the temperance movement from the Puritans through the signing of the 21st Amendment. Important individuals are given the spotlight, some well-known like Al Capone and Carrie Nation,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In her previous books, Six Days in October (rev. 1/03) and Let Me Play (rev. 9/05), Blumenthal displayed the ability to cogently weave her topics (the 1929 stock market crash; women's athletics) into their complex social, political, economic, and cultural contexts. She brings this same talent to her new book on the era of Prohibition, tracing the drinking habits of Am...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This volume about the Prohibition era traces the drinking habits of Americans from colonial times to the present day. The scope is ambitious, but B...Log In or Sign Up to Read More