When the Prohibition era in the United States began ... Certainly, previous attempts to outlaw the use of alcohol in American history had fared poorly. When a Massachusetts town banned the sale ...

Prohibition was intended to improve ... this unique period in American history. Sign up to get updates about the film and future projects from Ken Burns and Florentine Films.

The Temperance Movement gained traction in the late 1800s, and by the end of WW I, the opposition to alcoholic beverages made ...

This book introduces the intrepid temperance advocates who formed America's longest-living minor political party - the Prohibition Party - drawing on the party's history to illuminate how American ...

A century on, a small group of Americans are fighting to keep the dream of the so-called "noble experiment" alive. "You should think of the Prohibition Party as an exercise in living history ...

Montana was roughly seven years into its self-imposed sobriety, and Billings bootleggers were about to get a gut-check from ...

With many Americans suspicious of immigrants in this period, Prohibition was also partly an anti-immigrant campaign. Cause Prohibition already existed Explanation Prohibition had a long history in ...

President Herbert Hoover called Prohibition "the Noble Experiment". Its supporters believed that problems in society caused by alcohol could be solved by government legislation. close government ...

This small booklet, "The Temperance Manual" by Rev. Justin Edwards was published in the 1830's, the beginning years of the ...

Named after those who continued to drink and defy Prohibition, the Scofflaw cocktail was created in Paris as a playful jab at ...

Prohibition: the 13-year-long ban ... Although the cocktail is not technically American, the Scofflaw still made a mark on history, and could be the rebellious new drink to add to your rotation.

The Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fell’s Point used extra money from wristband and beer sales at the ...