Bibliograph

Bootleg, murder, moonshine, and the lawless years of prohibition, Karen Blumenthal

Type

Label

Bootleg, murder, moonshine, and the lawless years of prohibition, Karen Blumenthal

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

Young Adult1250, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bootleg

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

652448059

Responsibility statement

Karen Blumenthal

Series statement

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist 2012

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, 9.1.Reading Counts!, 12.50.

Sub title

murder, moonshine, and the lawless years of prohibition

Summary

For more than a decade starting in 1920, millions of regular Americans ignored the law of the land. Parents became bootleggers, kids smuggled illegal alcohol, and outlaws became celebrities. It wasn't supposed to be that way, of course. When Congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment, prohibiting the sale and manufacture of alcohol in the United States, supporters believed it would create a better, stronger nation. Instead it began an era of lawlessness, when famous gangsters like Al Capone rose to fame, and many reconsidered their concept of right and wrong. This is the story of those years in American history--the story of prohibition

Table Of Contents

Valentine's Day 1929 -- The little Sheppard -- Hot and cold water -- Home destroyers and defenders -- A nation divides -- War! -- Dry! -- Milk and moonshine -- Snorky and Scarface -- Wet, again -- Success or failure?

Target audience

adolescent

Contributor

Creator