The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
by Charles Hanson TOWNE (1877 - 1949)
Subtitle: "The Human Side of What the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act Have Done to the United States" From Chapter 1: "The strange phenomenon of Prohibition, after an appearance amongst us of over three years, is still non-understandable to the majority of a great, and so-called free, people. It is one of the most astonishing manifestations the world has ever witnessed. It came upon us like a phantom, swiftly; like a thief in the night, taking us by surprise. Yet the Prohibitionists will tell you that no one should be amazed, since for years—for almost a century—quiet forces have been at work to bring about this very thing." - Summary by Charles Hanson Towne
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The Rise and Fall of Prohibition:
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America Today ,
Bootlegging and Graft ,
Crime and Drunkenness ,
''Don’t Joke About Prohibition'' ,
Drying Up the Ocean ,
How Canada Has Solved the Liquor Problem ,
Is Europe Going Dry? ,
Literature and Prohibition ,
Other Reforms ,
''The Fear for Thee, My Country'' Part 1 ,
''The Fear for Thee, My Country'' Part 2 ,
The Infamous Volstead Act Part 1 ,
The Infamous Volstead Act Part 2 ,
The Literary Digest’s Canvass ,
The Mullan-Gage Law, the Van Ness Act and the Hobert Act ,
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