Daniel Okrent - Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
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Channel: GBH Forum Network · 2012 · Education
Historian Daniel Okrent discusses his book, "Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition," presented by Harvard Book Store. From its beginning, the U.S. was awash in drink. By the 1820s, liquor flowed so plentifully it was cheaper than tea. Okrent explains how Prohibition was able to take hold, what life was like under it, and how it forever changed the U.S. More lectures at http://forum-network.org
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