The Book Depository Last Call by Daniel Okrent
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Description: Last Call : Paperback : SIMON & SCHUSTER : 9780743277044 : 074327704X : 31 May 2011 : Okrent explores the origins, implementation, and failure of that great American delusion known as Prohibition. Last Call explains how Prohibition happened, what life under it was like, and what it did to the country. The Book Depository Last Call by Daniel Okrent - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780743277044
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Author: Cody Jannety
Rating: 5
Review: A rollicking ride through the most absurd and ridiculous law to ever be passed in the Western world. The years of America’s Prohibition amendment and the attempt to legislate morals are extensively examined and documented in this most excellent book, overtaken only really by the outstanding Ken Burns documentary ‘Prohibition’ which used much of the material in this book. The time period of the 18th Constitutional Amendment is a fascinating era of US history which saw the biggest and most infamous organised crime gangs and figures rise to prominence. Where the law was widely and uncontrollably flouted by so many and the absurdity of its nature fully exposed. Prohibition was an experiment in Government and Religious attempts to impose morals and sobriety on a whole nation, which failed and will never be repeated. A great read and highly recommended.
Author: Fraser
Rating: 3
Review: The slow legal mechanics and all the cast of senators et al make this more interesting in terms of usa politics and personalities of the era which manage to overshadow the actual prohibition and the prohibition flouting which might have been a racier read..scholarly and educational and some skilled writing
