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008			091209s2010 nyuaf b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2009051127
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050	0	0	_aHV 5089 _b.O47 2010
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100	1		_aOkrent, Daniel, _d1948-
245	1	0	_aLast call : _bthe rise and fall of Prohibition / _cDaniel Okrent.
250			_aFirst Scribner hardcover ed.
260			_aNew York : _bScribner, _c2010.
300			_aviii, 468 p., [24] p. of plates : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 435-453) and index.
505	0		_aJanuary 16, 1920 -- pt. 1. The struggle -- Thunderous drums and Protestant nuns -- The rising of liquid bread -- The most remarkable movement -- "Open fire on the enemy" -- Triumphant failure -- Dry-drys, wet-drys, and hyphens -- From Magna Carta to Volstead -- pt. 2. The flood -- Starting line -- A fabulous sweepstakes -- Leaks in the dotted line -- The Great Whiskey Way -- Blessed be the fruit of the vine -- The alcohol that got away -- The way we drank -- pt. 3. The war of the wet and the dry -- Open wounds -- "Escaped on payment of money" -- Crime pays -- The phony referendum -- pt. 4. The beginning of the end, the end, and after -- Outrageous excess -- The hummingbird that went to Mars -- Afterlives, and the missing man -- Appendix : The Constitution of the United States of America.
520			_aOkrent 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.
650		0	_aProhibition _zUnited States.
650		0	_aDrinking of alcoholic beverages _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
776	0	8	_iIssued also in ebook format _z9781439171691 _z1439171696
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