| Author | Towne, Charles Hanson, 1877-1949 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 23006819 |
| Title |
The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
The Human Side of What the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act Have Done to the United States |
| Contents | The phenomenon of Prohibition -- Our great unhappiness -- Our endless chain of laws -- Too much "Verboten" -- Making the world safe for de-mockery-cy -- The infamous Volstead Act -- A triumvirate against Prohibition -- "The fear for thee, my country" -- Drying up the ocean -- The Mullan-Gage Law, the Van Ness Act and the Hobert Act -- Bootlegging and graft -- "Don't joke about Prohibition" -- How Canada has solved the liquor problem -- Crime and drunkenness -- The literary digest's canvass -- Literature and Prohibition -- America today -- Other reforms -- Is Europe going dry? -- What are we going to do about it? |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HV: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare |
| Subject | Prohibition -- United States |
| Subject | United States. Constitution. 18th Amendment |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 60617 |
| Release Date | Nov 2, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 141 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Price | $0.00 |
