Prohibition of alcohol and Repeal is a fascinating story. How did National Prohibition (1920-1933) come to be? What was it like? How did it change American society? In what ways does it effect life even today? It’s a story of unusual ideas, fascinating characters, surprising events, and unexpected outcomes.
Alcohol and Prohibition Biographies
The history of alcohol is filled with interesting people, with interesting stories.
Prohibition and Repeal Experience of Various States
From strongholds of temperance sentiment to widespread disregard for the law, the states responded to National Prohibition and repeal in different ways.
Alcohol and Prohibition Dictionary and Glossary
Do you know the difference between a “blind pig” and a “clip joint?” And just who is John Barleycorn anyway? Find out!
Alcohol and Prohibition Quizzes
Bar Exam – Take this fun quiz.
George Washington Quiz – What’s George Washington have to do with alcohol?
DVDs, Photos & Files
An illustration from Klansmen: Guardians of Liberty, 1926.
Carry Nation, a photograph from 1910
Detroit police inspecting equipment found in a clandestine underground brewery during the prohibition era.
Medicinal Alcohol form, an official government document from the 1920’s
“Save A Little Dram For Me,” a song from United States prohibition era, 1922
Repeal of Prohibition newsreel ca. 1933
Prohibition and Repeal DVD video: Shay, Gene et al. Amendment 18, Prohibition; Amendment 21, Repeal of Prohibition. DVD video. Lawrenceville, NJ: Cambridge Ed, 2004.
Repeal DVD video: A&E TV Network.
The Road to Repeal. DVD video. NY: A&E TV Network, 1997.
Other Resources
These other resources also focus on the National Prohibition of alcohol and Repeal.
Readings
- Asbury, H. The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition. NY: Doubleday, 1950.
- Furnas, J. The Life and Times of the Late Demon Rum. Putnam’s Sons, 1965.
- Kobler, J. Ardent Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. NY: Putnam’s Sons, 1973, 143.
- Kyvig, D. Repealing National Prohibition. Kent, OH: Kent State U Press, 2000.
- Rose, K. American Women and the Repeal of Prohibition. NY: NYU Press, 1996.
- Root, G. Women and Repeal. NY: Harper, 1934.
Web Pages
Temperance Beliefs & Temperance Teachings.