The Eighteenth and Twenty-first Amendments: Alcohol, Prohibition, and Repeal
- ISBN-10
- 0894909266
- ISBN-13
- 9780894909269
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Enslow Publishers
- Author
- Eileen Lucas
Description
This book looks at the people behind the passage of both the Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments to the United States Constitution. The Eighteenth Amendment established a period of prohibition, no sale, use, or distribution of any kind of alcohol was permitted in the United States. This period was filled with turmoil, as exemplified in the author's historical accounts. The Twenty-First Amendment marked the first time in United States history that an amendment to the Constitution was overturned, making the sale, use, and distribution of alcohol legal once again.
