Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is a sumptuary law which prohibits alcohol. Typically, the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal.
Prohibition: thirteen years that changed America is a truly intriguing history book. It details the America before, during, and after Prohibition. It notes the movements that first started the trouble to the point where everyone knew prohibition would be go national in only a matter of time. It documents Women's role in the Temperance movement, and the great lobbying power and influence of the Anti-Saloon League (ASL), dominated by Wayne Wheeler. The book documents how George Remus, a bootlegger-turned-lawyer rose to power and would later become known as the richest bootlegger of all time.
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