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Ardent Spirits: The
Rise and Fall of Prohibition I picked up this book at a book sale because I'm a huge fan of historical sociology, especially when it deals with drugs, sex or Rock and Roll. John Kobler explores the failed social experiment we know today as Prohibition. It was a dark time in our country's government and society. At a time when most Americans could really use a drink (to quote Sea Biscuit), they were denied one - primarily by the influence of religious zealots pressuring government on a grand scale. Anyone examining the equally failed "war on drugs" today, should find a copy of this book to see how we can historically attribute the rise of organized crime, corruption in government and how impossible it is to successfully impose penalties on victimless crimes through this text. It has been a few years since I have read the text, but the history and the included pictures make it worth reading over and over. |