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Mark Wade, an amateur historian and dusty-bottle hunter, has built one of the most extraordinary pre-Prohibition whiskey ...
More: Even before US alcohol warning, younger Americans were turning to mocktails "Prohibition was never really about alcohol," he said. "It was about trying to define who was American." ...
Twenty years ago what prophet would have cared to stake his reputation on a prediction that men then living would survive to see prohibition in force throughout America, immutably fixed by ...
From 19th century immigration to Prohibition to today's explosion of microbreweries, the beer industry in America has evolved over time. We have German immigrants and Prohibition to thank for how ...
America’s experiments with prohibition have proven to be catastrophic failures that make a mockery of the law, skew police priorities and enrich the black market. On this day, 104 years ago ...
It’s simplistic to say Prohibition created organized crime in America, but it fueled a huge expansion as local crime gangs collaborated with those from other regions to establish shipping ...
Gordon of the World W. C. T. U. rejoiced: “The election of Herbert Hoover has sent around the world the news that America overwhelmingly supports Prohibition.” Another W. C. T. U. proclamation ...
But why was Canada such a bastion of Prohibition-era alcohol production, and how did they get all that liquor to thirsty Americans? It’s a story still being mythologized today by the spirits ...
While alcohol consumption remains a public health concern, a nationwide prohibition is unlikely to happen again. At 12:01 a.m., Jan. 17, 1920, America was cut off. Saloons closed their doors.