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A Nation of Drunkards

A Nation of Drunkards

Season 1 Episode 1
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A Nation of Scofflaws

A Nation of Scofflaws

Season 1 Episode 2
1:51:59
Prohibition Season 1

A Nation of Hypocrites

Season 1 Episode 3
1:46:36
Adolphus Busch

Adolphus Busch

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New York Cordial Stores

New York Cordial Stores

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Georgetown Bootlegging

Georgetown Bootlegging

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Fiorella LaGuardia

Fiorella LaGuardia

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Eliza Jane Thompson

Eliza Jane Thompson

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Clip: Episode 1 | Intro

Clip: Episode 1 | Intro

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The Volstead Act

The Volstead Act

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Whispering Wires

Whispering Wires

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Neal Dow

Neal Dow

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Prohibition

Ken Burns: The Prohibition Idea

Ken Burns discusses Episode One of Prohibition, and what the United States was going through during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Prohibition Season 1
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Season 1 Episode 3
A Nation of Hypocrites
By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed.
A Nation of Scofflaws
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Season 1 Episode 2
A Nation of Scofflaws
In 1920, Prohibition goes into effect and millions of citizens become lawbreakers.
A Nation of Drunkards
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Season 1 Episode 1
A Nation of Drunkards
PROHIBITION tells the story of the rise and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment.
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