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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 5
Description
For more than a decade starting in 1920, millions of regular Americans ignored the law of the land. Parents became bootleggers, kids smuggled illegal alcohol, and outlaws became celebrities. It wasn't supposed to be that way, of course. When Congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment, prohibiting the sale and manufacture of alcohol in the United States, supporters believed it would create a better, stronger nation. Instead it began an era of lawlessness,...
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Series
Pub. Date
©1996
Description
In 1933 Americans did something they had never done before: they voted to repeal an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Eighteenth Amendment, which for 13 years had prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, was nullified by the passage of another amendment, the Twenty-First. Many factors helped create this remarkable turn of events. One factor that was essential, Kenneth D. Rose here argues, was the presence of a large number...
Series
Handbook to life in America volume 6
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Examines the history of people, places, and events in the years often referred to as the "Roaring twenties."
Series
Handbook to life in America volume 5
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Examines the history, events and people of the early twentieth-century in America.
9) Prohibition
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Offers multiple perspectives on momentous events. This volume introduces and provides a brief overview of the major factors that led to the Prohibition era, which banned the manufacture, transport, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States in 1920.
10) Prohibition
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
This book describes Prohibition that went into effect in 1920 and how law enforcement was not able to manage the rise in illegal alcohol.
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
The author explores the origins, implementation, and failure of that great American delusion known as Prohibition. His book explains how Prohibition happened, what life under it was like, and what it did to the country. It is a history of one of the most puzzling eras in American history when the Constitution was amended to restrict human behaviour. In the 19th century, the U.S. was notably liquor-soaked. By 1917, some people were prepared to translate...
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Pub. Date
[1996]
Description
Chronicle of the thirteen years of Prohibition in the United States, the period from 1920 to 1933 when citizens were denied the right to buy or sell alcoholic drink, tracing the rise of the Temperance movement, and providing a complete account of George Remus, a lawyer who became a leading and very influential bootlegger.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"The Roaring 20s and Prohibition was a defining era that shaped America--and the world. Readers will turn back the clock to history's turning points during that era and will take a closer look at the major challenges and hurdles the United States faced. Readers will review how this period influenced the American culture from the fashion to the policies to the entertainment. The series includes educational sidebars and backmatter that align with the...
17) Baccano!: Vol. 1
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Pub. Date
2018.
Description
New York, 1927. In a corrupt city where crime rules the streets, Firo Prochainezo is in the Camorra, an Italian criminal syndicate distinct from the mafia. Though a member of the relatively small Martillo family, Firo has big ambitions and is determined to make his mark. But while the Martillos may not be the biggest bad guys on the block, they've got some distinct advantages working in their favor. Does Firo have what it takes to become a made man?...