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Prohibition: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
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Publication Date
[2013], c2011
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the eVideo
Rev. Beecher & Start of Prohibition (2:30)
Prohibition's Challenge to "Americanness" (2:26)
Alcohol in America's Early History (3:20)
Rise in Distilled Alcohol Consumption (1:38)
Impact of Drunkenness on Women & Children (1:07)
Early Reform & Temperance Movements (2:50)
Women in Temperance Movement (1:21)
Solution Stronger Than Temperance (2:12)
First State Prohibition Legislation (2:52)
Civil War & Government Profit on Alcohol (1:13)
Impact of Immigration on Temperance Movement (1:55)
The Woman's Crusade (4:01)
Successes & Failures of the Woman's Crusade (3:09)
Frances Willard & WCTU (3:36)
Indoctrinating Children Against Alcohol (3:53)
Saloon Culture (4:33)
Brewer-Owned Saloons (1:09)
Vice Districts (3:28)
Carry Nation's Crusade (7:32)
Anti-Saloon League (3:05)
Anti-Saloon League in Politics (4:40)
"Ten Nights in a Bar Room" (1:07)
Prohibition's Anti-Immigrant Sentiment (4:20)
German Brewers Against Prohibition (4:25)
Toward National Prohibition (2:46)
Demand for Prohibition Amendment (2:14)
Mounting Support for Prohibition (3:41)
WWI & Anti-German Hostility (2:46)
Ratification of 18th Amendment (2:22)
Celebration of 18th Amendment (2:30)
Initial Reactions to Prohibition (2:30)
Credits: A Nation of Drunkards: Prohibition-A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (2:44)
From the eVideo
Memories of a Bootlegger Father (2:16)
Prohibition's Abiders (2:29)
Prohibition's Defiers (2:23)
Volstead Act (2:47)
Exceptions to Volstead Act (3:19)
Challenges of Federal Prohibition Enforcement (2:41)
Enforcement on State & Local Levels (2:05)
Obeying Prohibition (1:26)
Roy Olmstead's Seattle Gang (4:28)
Olmstead's Nonviolent Bootleg Gang (1:55)
Small Business Bootlegging (1:53)
Prohibition in New York City (2:12)
Inefficacy of NYC Prohibition Bureau (2:16)
Crackdown on Prohibition in NYC (2:39)
Profile of a Prohibition Agent (4:33)
George Remus's Empire (5:35)
Remus's Top Tier Bribery (2:24)
Rum Running (3:46)
Mabel Walker Willebrandt (3:42)
Willebrandt's Banner Prosecution of Bootleggers (2:41)
Rise in Alcoholism & Dangerous Consequences (1:49)
Gangs & Organized Crime (3:11)
Al Capone & The Chicago Outfit (2:57)
Al Capone & Chicago Lawlessness (2:38)
Proliferation of Home Brewing (4:50)
Moonshiners (4:17)
1924 Democratic National Convention Issues (2:03)
1924 Democratic National Convention Candidates (2:41)
1924 Democratic National Convention Outcome (3:12)
Conviction of George Remus (4:19)
Remus's Controversial Life in & After Prison (4:22)
Tale of a Prohibition Raid Evasion (1:41)
Wiretapping & Arrest of Roy Olmstead (5:32)
Trial of Roy Olmsteaed (2:02)
Supreme Court Opinion on Wiretapping (1:59)
Prohibition's Widespread Effects & Regrets (2:03)
Credits: A Nation of Scofflaws: Prohibition-A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (2:42)
From the eVideo
Flagrant Defiance of Prohibition (2:29)
Criticisms of Prohibition (1:06)
1920s: Decade of Hypocrisy (4:42)
Emergence of Speakeasies (3:47)
Lois Long's Speakeasy Dispatches (4:06)
Lois Long on Harlem Speakeasies (3:38)
Chicago Beer Wars (3:16)
Chicago Gang Violence & Impunity (3:35)
Al Capone in Media Spotlight (3:39)
Capone's Complicated Relationship with Public (2:37)
Liberation of Women (2:39)
Sexual Revolution (2:24)
Conspicuous Consumption of Alcohol (1:47)
Al Smith's Presidential Candidacy (3:41)
Opposition to Al Smith (3:01)
Hatred for Al Smith (1:56)
Religion in 1928 Presidential Election (2:47)
Election of Herbert Hoover (1:47)
Aftermath of 1928 Election (2:15)
Challenges of Repealing Prohibition (2:01)
Pauline Sabin (4:13)
Pauline Sabin's Women's Organization (1:57)
Women in Anti-Prohibition Movement (1:47)
St. Valentine's Day Massacre (3:51)
National Crime Syndicate (3:41)
Stock Market Crash & Depression (2:39)
1930 Midterm Elections (2:12)
President Hoover on Prohibition (1:36)
Chasing Al Capone (2:36)
Capone's Arrest & Conviction (2:28)
1932 Presidential Candidates (4:34)
FDR's Election & Immediate Action (2:53)
Legalization of Beer (1:48)
Repeal of Prohibition (1:52)
Legacy of Prohibition (2:28)
Persistence of Alcoholism (2:30)
Lessons Learned from Prohibition (1:18)
Credits: A Nation of Hypocrites: Prohibition - A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novic (2:51)
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