Best known for his caricatures of celebrities, noted artist and historian Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) offers through his familiar artwork a glimpse into many of N
In 1919, the United States made its boldest attempt at social reform: Prohibition. This "noble experiment" was aggressively promoted, and spectacularly unsucces
"Hidden entrances, low lights, soft music, smoke, women, crime and above all, alcohol--these were the explosive ingredients of speakeasies in the days of Prohib
“[This] fine history of Prohibition . . . could have a major impact on how we read American political history.”—James A. Morone, New York Times Book Revie
A brilliant, authoritative, and fascinating history of America’s most puzzling era, the years 1920 to 1933, when the U.S. Constitution was amended to restrict