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 After the election of FDR in 1932, Prohibition is repealed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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Scofflaw
S1 - 32s
In 1924 the Boston Herald held a contest for a word that captured the nations hypocracy over Prohibition
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George Remus The Circle
S1 - 7m 58s
George Remus, a successful criminal attorney in Chicago became the king of the bootleggers with his operation.
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The Good Bootlegger
S1 - 6m 9s
Roy Olmstead, a Seattle police officer turned to bootlegging and was known to provide the best product on the west coast. He used bribery instead of violence, and was known as 'The Good Bootlegger.'
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Ken Burns: The Prohibition Idea
S1 - 1m 37s
Ken Burns discusses Episode One of Prohibition, and what the United States was going through during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Neal Dow
S1 - 2m 49s
Wealthy Mayor of Portland, ME. In 1851 he demanded the state legislature ban the sale of alcohol.
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Official Trailer 2
S1 - 1m 2s
Discover the true story of America's "Great Experiment" - the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawing alcohol - in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's PROHIBITION.
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Al Capone Downfall
S1 - 5m 4s
In 1931, Al Capone is finally caught by the government for failing to file income tax.
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A Genuine American
S1 - 12m 39s
The 1928 Presidental election between Hoover and Al Smith was one of the dirtiest in history.
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Drinking More
S1 - 1m 50s
Millions of Americans stopped drinking during Prohibition, but those that did drink, women as well as men, drank more.
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Absolute Shall
S1 - 6m 25s
The problem of drink would have to be overcome through legislation rather than voluntary abstinence.
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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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Fiorella LaGuardia
S1 - 3m 30s
Fiorella LaGuardia was a Republican Congressman of New York and critic of the Volstead Act.
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