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Thanks to Prohibition, We Now Have…

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Prohibition’s influence on American lifestyle, culture and politics. Continue reading →

Posted in History, Uncategorized | Tagged 18th Amendment, 1920's, history, immigrants, liquor laws, marijuana, Prohibition, roaring 20's, speakeasy | 5 Comments

Prohibition and Hypocrisy: Living Wet, Voting Dry

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Prohibition was high time for hypocrisy, in Washington, in state houses and in city halls Continue reading →

Posted in History, Uncategorized | Tagged 18th Amendment, alcohol, Franklin Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, history, hypocrisy, politics, Prohibition, Warren Harding | 6 Comments

Prohibition and America’s Outlaw Entrepreneurs

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Ken Dowell

A Seattle cop, a New York mechanic and a French winemaker. Continue reading →

Posted in History, Uncategorized | Tagged 18th Amendment, 1920's, Beaulieu, Bill McCoy, bootleggers, George de Latour, history, Jimmy McGhee, Prohibition, Roy Olmstead, rumrunners, Spanish Marie, wineries | 7 Comments

Resist! Prohibition Era

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Ken Dowell

It is part of America’s legacy that we don’t have much interest in obeying laws we don’t like. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 18th Amendment, 1920's, alcohol, blind pig, history, medicinal liquor, moonshine, Prohibition, speakeasy, Volstead Act | 6 Comments

Prohibition as Class Warfare

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Ken Dowell

The main target of Prohibition advocates was the working class saloon. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 18th Amendment, history, immigrants, incarceration, poisoned alcohol, Prohibition, saloons, Volstead Act, working class | 4 Comments

Prohibition: A Nation of Immigrants, a Nation of Xenophobes

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Ken Dowell

The anti-German sentiment that accompanied WWI provided the impetus to enact Prohibition. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 18th Amendment, Anti-Saloon League, German-Americans, history, immigrants, Ku Klu Klan, Prohibition, World War I, Xenophobia | 10 Comments

Prohibition: The Left and the Right Collaborate, Produce a Fiasco

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Ken Dowell

Suffragettes and Klansmen were allies in this fight. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 18th Amendment, alcohol, Anti-Saloon League, beer, history, Ku Klux Klan, Prohibition, women's suffrage | 10 Comments

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