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Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it george santayana public. The rise and fall of prohibition, talks about the book with econtalk host russ roberts. The rise and fall of prohibition by daniel okrent book. The rise and fall of prohibition ebook written by daniel okrent. Prohibition through the 18th amendment holds the distinction of being the only constitutional amendment ever to be repealed. It stands as the most complete history of prohibition ever written and confirms daniel okrent s rank as a major american writer. The adoption of prohibition and its decadelong reign produced its share of colorful character. In the book he explored the politics of how the 18th amendment was pushed through and divided the. The rise and fall of prohibition, daniel okrent explores how a confluence of political and social trends led to americas dry era. It stands as the most complete history of prohibition ever written and confirms daniel okrents rank.
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