pbFilled with period art and photographs, anecdotes, and portraits of unique characters from the era, this fascinating book by an award-winning author looks at the rise and fall of the disastrous social experiment known as Prohibition. bbrbbbrIt began with the best of intentions. Worried about the effects of alcohol on American families, mothers and civic leaders started a movement to outlaw drinking in public places. ppOver time, their protests, petitions, and activism paid off--when a Constitutional Amendment banning the sale and consumption of alcohol was ratified, it was hailed as the end of public drunkenness, alcoholism, and a host of other social ills related to booze. Instead, it began a decade of lawlessness, when children smuggled and drank illegal alcohol, the most upright citizens casually broke the law, and a host of notorious gangsters entered the public eye. ppiBootleg Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibitioni is fast-paced non-fiction perfect for anyone w