The Rise and Fall of Prohibition

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Charles Hanson Towne. Read in English by Shashank Jakhmola; ScientificMethodist; TriciaG; Melanie D. Young; KevinS; PhyllisV; tommack; Linda Johnson; deni; Richard Auty Subtitle: "The Human Side of What the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act Have Done to the United States" From Chapter 1: "The strange phenomenon of Prohibition, after an appearance amongst us of over three years, is still non-understandable to the majority of a great, and so-called free, people. It is one of the most astonishing manifestations the world has ever witnessed. It came upon us like a phantom, swiftly; like a thief in the night, taking us by surprise. Yet the Prohibitionists will tell you that no one should be amazed, since for years—for almost a century—quiet forces have been at work to bring about this very thing." - Summary by Charles Hanson Towne For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (183MB)

Directors & creators

Charles Hanson Towne

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;prohibition; American history; liquor; eighteenth amendment; volstead act; mullan-gage law; van ness act; hobert act; drunkeness; alchol; bootlegger

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