Episodes
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A Nation of Hypocrites
S1 E3 - 1h 46m
Gangsters make huge profits and wreak havoc in cities across the country. By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed. After the election of FDR in 1932, Prohibition is repealed
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A Nation of Scofflaws
S1 E2 - 1h 51m
In 1920, Prohibition goes into effect and millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight. Drys had hoped Prohibition would make the country a safer place, but the law has many victims
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A Nation of Drunkards
S1 E1 - 1h 36m
The story of Prohibition's rise and fall is a compelling saga that goes far beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, flappers, and speakeasies, to reveal a complicated and divided nation in the throes of momentous transformation.
Extras + Features
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Rum Row
S1 - 3m 46s
Rum Row started at the tip of Maine and continued down to the coast of Florida. Boats would wait three miles off the coastline then bring in illegal alcohol at night.
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Kentucky Stills
S1 - 3m 45s
Honest Prohibition agents put their lives on the line when they tried to close down moonshine stills in rural Kentucky.
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Capitol Bootlegging
S1 - 2m 15s
Donald Ward talks about his father's bootlegging business, which took him into the United States Capital Building.
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