# temperance
This Random City Was A Literal Paradise For Prohibition Gangsters
Gangsters helped two young, entrepreneurial boys run a lucrative, but extraordinarily dangerous business in the chill of St. Paul, Minnesota during Prohibition, the federal ban on manufacturing and sale of alcohol. The…
The US Government Poisoned Alcohol to Enforce Prohibition
One of the oddest and deadliest decisions made by American law enforcement occurred in the 1920s when the authorities deliberately…
40 Historical Markers on the Road to Prohibition
The Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, establishing Prohibition, brought about drastic changes in the role of the federal government…
18 Details in the Daily Life of a Bootlegger During Prohibition
The term “bootlegger” covers a wide field of activities which delivered illicit alcohol to the public which refused to accept…
The Incredible Evolution of the Temperance Movement in 10 Distinct Moments
The social movement against any use of alcohol other than for medicine began in the United Kingdom, spreading to the…
Carry A. Nation Used a Hatchet to Smash Bars and Close Them Down
Americans were drunks in the 19th century. During an era when water-borne illnesses were common and could kill a person…