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The Rise and Fall of Prohibition

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Subtitle: "The Human Side of What the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act Have Done to the United States" From Chapter 1: "The strange phenomenon of Prohibition, after an appearance amongst us of over three years, is still non-understandable to the majority of a great, and so-called free, people. It is one of the most astonishing manifestations the world has ever witnessed. It came upon us like a phantom, swiftly; like a thief in the night, taking us by surprise. Yet the Prohibitionists will tell you that no one should be amazed, since for years—for almost a century—quiet forces have been at work to bring about this very thing." - Summary by Charles Hanson Towne (6 hr 40 min)

Chapters

The Phenomenon of Prohibition

13:44

Read by Shashank Jakhmola

Our Great Unhappiness

11:49

Read by Shashank Jakhmola

Our Endless Chain of Laws

12:24

Read by Shashank Jakhmola

''Too Much “Verboten''

14:14

Read by ScientificMethodist

''Too Much “Verboten'' Part 2

14:04

Read by ScientificMethodist

Making the World Safe for De-mockery-cy

26:21

Read by TriciaG

The Infamous Volstead Act Part 1

19:27

Read by Melanie D. Young

The Infamous Volstead Act Part 2

18:07

Read by Melanie D. Young

A Triumvirate Against Prohibition

6:59

Read by KevinS

''The Fear for Thee, My Country'' Part 1

23:34

Read by PhyllisV

''The Fear for Thee, My Country'' Part 2

23:48

Read by PhyllisV

Drying Up the Ocean

16:47

Read by ScientificMethodist

The Mullan-Gage Law, the Van Ness Act and the Hobert Act

17:22

Read by tommack

Bootlegging and Graft

15:52

Read by Linda Johnson

''Don’t Joke About Prohibition''

21:23

Read by Linda Johnson

How Canada Has Solved the Liquor Problem

8:11

Read by deni

Crime and Drunkenness

31:26

Read by tommack

The Literary Digest’s Canvass

31:56

Read by PhyllisV

Literature and Prohibition

11:36

Read by PhyllisV

America Today

18:20

Read by PhyllisV

Other Reforms

12:04

Read by Richard Auty

Is Europe Going Dry?

9:33

Read by Richard Auty

What Are We Going to Do About It?

21:01

Read by Richard Auty