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thompsot1
Posted July 4, 2010
Straight out of today's headlines
This book seemed to me to start out a bit slow. Once I got past that, the reading became very interesting.
I do not know if the author meant to do so, but I am seeing parallel after parallel in what the "Drys" were up to and what our current Far Right political types are up to. Pretty doggone amazing picture painted in this book.4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted June 24, 2012
Fascinating book. Among the chief "lessons of history"
Fascinating book. Among the chief "lessons of history" to be learned here are that cause-driven political activists are in the main repulsive and dangerous crackpots and self-interest driven politics can be comparatively innocent.
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted December 28, 2011
Enjoyable non-fiction
Great book. It is an easy-to-read factual telling of an interesting time in American history. A quick read for historical non-fiction.
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Great Book
From the first page I found this book interesting, well written and easy to read. The author adds just enough humor and irony to his writing to make it more interesting without ruining the topic or the book. Though Prohibition ended in the early 1930's, there are things in this book to learn for those of us living in the 21st century.
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Anonymous
Posted January 2, 2013
My new favorite book
I've struggled to enjoy non-fiction, bit this is my new favorite book. The colorful characters involved with prohibition combined with the brodad impact of prohibition on American history, and vice versa, honestly mad eme feel like this book helped me better understand my country. I cannot recommend this book highly enough, both to those that love non-fiction and those that don't.
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HecubaYH
Posted January 7, 2012
As entertaining as it is informative...
I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in American history. If you liked the PBS series, you'll marvel at how much was left out. Well researched, and written with zest and not a little humor. Bravo!
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Posted June 12, 2010
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