the Eighteenth amendment prohibits liquor in America
Barry, James P
1972
Discusses the events leading to the enactment of the prohibition amendment, the problems caused by that amendment, and its continuing effects on society.
Discusses eight criminal trials tried in United States' courts, including the trials of Sacco and Vanzetti, Leopold and Loeb, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the Chicago Eight, Sirhan B. Sirhan, and James Earl Ray.
Presents fashion pages from the Sears, Roebuck, and other mail-order catalogs of the 1920s, featuring over 750 captioned illustrations of clothing and accessories for men, women, and children.
Traces the history of the women's rights movement in the United States which culminated in 1920 with the passage of the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.