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Synopsis
During the Prohibition era, Americans could not legally sell or manufacture alcoholic drinksbut many people simply ignored the laws and consumed all the liquor they wanted. This book discusses how Prohibition came into being, how it worked and did not work, why it was eventually repealed, and what Legacies Prohibition left for modern America.
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From School Library Journal
Gr 7-10-These three books expose the causes and effects of their featured topics. Prohibition greatly impacted organized crime. The Great Depression saw the lives of the middle class impaired the most. In the 1960s, immense social changes came about, as well as a mistrust of government that can still be seen today. Each title starts with a time line of events, followed by a chapter on defining characteristics. After fully explaining the subject, a closing chapter brings each one's legacy to light. Period photographs, maps, and sidebars add clarity and interest to the texts. These books are deceptively slim and packed with information. Readers will come away with a full understanding of the topics. Extensive source notes, a list of important people, suggestions for further research, and a complete index finish off each work. Worthy additions.-Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WIα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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The U.S. is an adaptable and resilient nation, and these thorough entries in the Understanding American History series prove it. Complemented by maps and archival photographs, each title relates the defining characteristics of each time period and the conditions that carved them while also identifying key people and events. Prohibition describes the enormous problems that plagued this constitutional amendment, including difficulty in enforcing it and a rise in organized crime, and how it was eventually repealed. From the Occupy Wall Street movements to the establishment of the federal minimum wage to the war on drugs, the titles in this series conclude with each time period’s legacy. These books keep research interesting. Grades 7-10. --Angela Leeper
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- PublisherReferencepoint Press
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1601525087
- ISBN 13 9781601525086
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages94
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