Prohibition Contributor(s): Engdahl, Sylvia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0737763701 ISBN-13: 9780737763706 Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing OUR PRICE: $46.96 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Politics & Government |
Dewey: 363.410 |
LCCN: 2012028206 |
Series: Perspectives on Modern World History |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7" W x 9.3" (1.30 lbs) 216 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This series provides multiple views of momentous events in recent history; each book helps readers develop critical thinking skills, increase global awareness, and enhance their understanding of international perspectives about historic events.; This title explores the events that lead to the passage of the 18th Amendment, descriptions of life during prohibition, and the events that led to its repeal, debates during the prohibition era as to whether the law was necessary and effective or an overr; Using primary and secondary sources, each volume provides background information on a significant event in modern world history, presents the controversies surrounding the event, and offers first-person narratives from people who lived through or were imp |