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Genre/Form: | Literature Juvenile books Biographies History Juvenile works 1250L Dust jackets (Bindings) Biography Juvenile literature Juvenile literature |
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Named Person: | Al Capone; Morris Sheppard; Carry Amelia Nation; Al Capone; Carry Amelia Nation; Morris Sheppard |
Material Type: | Secondary (senior high) school |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Karen Blumenthal; Jay Colvin; Roaring Brook Press, |
ISBN: | 9781596434493 159643449X 9781451748888 1451748884 |
OCLC Number: | 652448059 |
Notes: | "Book design by Jay Colvin"--Title page verso. "Printed in the United States of America"--Title page verso. |
Awards: | YALSA finalist, 2012. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young people, 2012 |
Target Audience: | Young Adult.; 1250 |
Description: | 154 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Valentine's Day 1929 -- The little Sheppard -- Hot and cold water -- Home destroyers and defenders -- A nation divides -- War! -- Dry! -- Milk and moonshine -- Snorky and Scarface -- Wet, again -- Success or failure? |
Series Title: | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist 2012. |
Responsibility: | Karen Blumenthal. |
Abstract:
For more than a decade starting in 1920, millions of regular Americans ignored the law of the land. Parents became bootleggers, kids smuggled illegal alcohol, and outlaws became celebrities. It wasn't supposed to be that way, of course. When Congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment, prohibiting the sale and manufacture of alcohol in the United States, supporters believed it would create a better, stronger nation. Instead it began an era of lawlessness, when famous gangsters like Al Capone rose to fame, and many reconsidered their concept of right and wrong. This is the story of those years in American history--the story of prohibition.
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This book is about the prohibition era and how people lived. It also talks about the times when alcohol was "precious" to Americans. It covers how people made "mob" money by bootlegging alcohol. I would recommend this book because of all the information it contains about the prohibition era and...
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This book is about the prohibition era and how people lived. It also talks about the times when alcohol was "precious" to Americans. It covers how people made "mob" money by bootlegging alcohol. I would recommend this book because of all the information it contains about the prohibition era and how corrupted they were.
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