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Prohibition

Wayne Wheeler

Wayne Wheeler, the gen. counsel for the Anti-Saloon League was the most powerful man in Washington, D.C.

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A Nation of Hypocrites
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By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed.
A Nation of Scofflaws
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In 1920, Prohibition goes into effect and millions of citizens become lawbreakers.
A Nation of Drunkards
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PROHIBITION tells the story of the rise and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment.
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