Last call : the rise and fall of Prohibition /

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Author / Creator:Okrent, Daniel, 1948-
Edition:1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Imprint:New York, NY : Scribner, 2010.
Description:viii, 468 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8053368
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ISBN:9780743277020 (hbk.) : $30.00
9780743277044 (trade pbk.)
9781439171691 (ebk.)
0743277023 (hbk.)
074327704X (trade pbk.)
1439171696 (ebk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-453) and index.
Summary: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.

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