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. So here are Prohibition and Repeal resources.
Alcohol and Repeal Resources
Prohibition & Repeal Biographies
The history of alcohol is filled with interesting people, with interesting stories.
Prohibition and Repeal Experience of Various States
Prohibition-Repeal Dictionary and Glossary
Alcohol and Prohibition Quizzes
George Washington Quiz – What’s George Washington have to do with alcohol?
DVDs, Photos & Files
Carry Nation photos.
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.
Web Pages
Prohibition Taxes & Repeal Taxes
The 21st Amendment Repealed Prohibition
Prohibition & Repeal in Various States
Prohibition Laws & Repeal Laws
Temperance Beliefs & Temperance Teachings.
The Temperance Movement Today.
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.