Why read The Prohibition Hangover?

Book cover of The Prohibition Hangover: Alcohol in America from Demon Rum to Cult Cabernet

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Spirits are all the rage today. Two-thirds of Americans drink, whether they enjoy higher priced call brands or more moderately priced favorites. From fine dining and piano bars to baseball games and backyard barbeques, drinks are part of every social occasion.

In The Prohibition Hangover, Garrett Peck explores the often-contradictory…

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1 author picked The Prohibition Hangover as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Steven Laine

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I always wondered why the rules and regulations surrounding alcohol production, sales, distribution, and consumption were so irregular in America. Reading this fascinating book told me everything I needed to know.

The prohibition of alcohol via the infamous Volsted Act, which was enacted in 1919 and was in effect between 1920 and 1933, when the 18th Amendment was finally repealed, changed America forever. Bootleggers, Tommy guns, and gangsters proliferated during this tumultuous era.

I was engaged by Peck’s well-researched foray into the global drinks industry and his conclusions connecting the age of prohibition to modern-day policies impacting every facet of…

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