Last Call: the Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent, 468 pages.I read this for a book group discussion and while it was a little dry (ha!) I learned a lot, especially about the people who brought about prohibition, the extraordinary power the wielded and about the enormous popularity of the prohibition movement. Incredible that something could be popular enough to have the amendment adopted, and then have it all come crashing down such a short time later.
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