Prohibition

The 18th amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States. This amendment marked the beginning of Prohibition, a period during which alcohol was banned nationwide. However, it did not outlaw the consumption of alcohol. The Amendment was…

<p><span class="deck">Back in Prohibition days, the citizens of a West Virginia town decided to crack down on bootlegging and prostitution. The author remembers it well.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">IT’S MORE THAN JUST A POTENT DRINK, AND MORE THAN THE INSPIRATION FOR SOME HANDSOME ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT. IT IS MODERN TIMES, BROUGHT TO YOU IN A BEAUTIFUL CHALICE.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">Bourbon whiskey has had a long, rugged ride from the frontier to the top shelf.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">THE FIRST PROHIBITION LAW</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">In a last conversation before his death at 99 this January, the artist recalled the places he visited, drew, and wrote about during prohibition in New York City. You can still lift a glass at a couple of them.</span></p>

<p>Seeking a monument to Prohibition’s immense impact on American society, the writer finds it in a French colony.</p>

<p>A whiskey baron who murdered his wife in a jealous rage, George Remus led a life that embodied both the opulence and violence of Prohibition.</p>