Ardent Spirits: The Rise And Fall Of Prohibition
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Ardent Spirits: The Rise And Fall Of Prohibition
By (Author) John Kobler
Hachette Books
Da Capo Press Inc
22nd March 1993
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action
Drugs and alcohol: social aspects
363.410973
Physical Properties
Paperback
386
Width 128mm, Height 202mm, Spine 24mm
416g
Description
Ardent Spirit covers the full range of the temperance idea in America, beginning in the early seventeenth century and continuing through the prohibition years, 19191933. 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 murderersall part of the Noble Experiment which proved to be one of the most tragicomic sagas in American history.
Author Bio
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.
