- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books; UK First Edition/Limited Signed Copy edition (29 May 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0563387343
- ISBN-13: 978-0563387343
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 395,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Exploring the USA's 13 years of Prohibition from political, historical and cultural perspectives, this book discusses not only gangsters, speakeasies and two-tone shoes, but also other, more unusual stereotypes. Accounts by the Chicago-based criminal-lawyer-turned-bootlegger, George Remus, and Mabel Willebrandt of the Justice Department, who was determined to break Remus's power, are a significant part of the book. The author, a veteran journalist and war correspondent, also conducted interviews with people who were an intrinsic part of the Prohibition era.
About the Author
Edward Behr is a veteran journalist and war correspondent turned author and broadcaster. His many books include studies of the Algerian War, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a best-selling biography of the 'Last Emperor', Pu Yi ( which was awarded the Gutenberg Prize in 1988 and was the companion book to Bertolucci's Oscar-winning film), and another, published in Penguin, on the late Emperor Hirohito. Behr's autobiography and humorous reflections on the nature of journalism, Anyone Here Been Raped and Speaks English?, also published in Penguin, is regarded as a modern classic, and his novel, Getting Even, has been translated into ten languages. His numerous television documentaries include Red Dynasty, a three- part series for BBC2 which documented Chinese communism and the events leading to the massacre at Tiananmen Square; The Rise and Fall of Ceausescu, a BBC-PBS co-production which was nominated for an Emmy in 1992; and a prize-winning documentary on India for French television. He has also written film scripts and published books on the musicals Les Miserables and the making of Miss Saigon. When not travelling, Edward Behr lives in Paris and in Ramatuelle with his wife and two cats.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The book was very informative and entertaining, at times, I didn't want to put it down. As a newcomer to the history of Prohibition, I was unsure what to expect from Behr's writing, but I was suitably impressed. The book itself, is not overly long, 242 pages, however, it is filled with details which led to much intrigue. The author discussed the Temperance movements of the 19th century, and talked of interesting, slightly captivating figures such as Carry Nation or Wayne Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League. The book's structure composed of an exploration of the issues which led to Prohibition in the USA, then went on to talk about Prohibition itself, and the benefits and problems that it had. The issues were each analysed in depth and the author left no stone unturned, the text was excellently written, and was relatively easy for a amateur on the field of Prohibition to understand. The focus of the book, was on the multi-millionaire bootlegger, George Remus, and his downfall, but Behr uses what happened to Remus, to explain the typicality and the larger significance of what went on during those 13 years.
There was one slight disappointment. The author left talking about the breakdown of the Volstead Act, and the road to the 21st amendment until the last 25 to 30 pages of his work. This made the end of the book seem a little rushed, and it was not in keeping with the detailed nature of the previous chapters. In spite of this, I would sincerely recommend this book, it is very interesting and provides a lot of detail on Prohibition in the USA.
There was one slight disappointment. The author left talking about the breakdown of the Volstead Act, and the road to the 21st amendment until the last 25 to 30 pages of his work. This made the end of the book seem a little rushed, and it was not in keeping with the detailed nature of the previous chapters. In spite of this, I would sincerely recommend this book, it is very interesting and provides a lot of detail on Prohibition in the USA.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
from the start till the end of prohibition tells the whole story with out going to deep in to subjects educational and entertaining
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A book that tells you, not just about the Prohibition era itself, but about the events and social pressures that created the desire for the Prohibition. A good overview that is written in an easy to read style with many interesting anecdotes.
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