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Okrent, who has rescued an important, relevant, and colorful chapter of American
history, explores Americans' relationship with the bottle dating back to the
colonial era and analyzes the long-term effects of Prohibition on everything--
from the rise of the Mafia and the Ku Klux Klan to language, art, and literature.
Fast-paced and fascinating, his narrative assembles a wide collection of comical
stories and outrageous personalities, such as the hatchet-wielding Carrie Nation.
He explodes cliches and bypasses widely known tales of bootlegging and bathtub
gin in favor of more unfamiliar accounts. Critics praised Okrent's elegant writing
and careful research--even in all its details--and agreed with the New York Times
Book Review that this remarkably fresh take on a forgotten era is "a narrative
delight." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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