History Comics: The Prohibition Era :America's War on Alcohol
History Comics: The Prohibition Era :America's War on Alcohol
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Published:
18 November, 2024
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18 November, 2024
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In 1919, the United States ratified an amendment to the Constitution that outlawed the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol. An entire industry moved underground as countless citizens became criminals! Society soon began facing an onslaught of new problems: clever bootleggers, corrupt enforcers, crowded prisons, and violent gangsters. In this volume of History Comics, learn about alcohol and excess during the Prohibition Era, and how we still grapple with these issues today.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781250801456 |
| ISBN10 | 1250801451 |
| Number Of Pages | 128 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Roaring Brook Press |
| Format | paperback |
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Author's Bio
Jason Viola lives in Massachusetts, where he co-founded the Boston Comic Arts Foundation and helps produce comics festivals throughout the region. He is also the author of Science Comics: Elephants, Science Comics: The Digestive System, and Science Comics: Polar Bears. Jason lives outside Boston with his wife and son. Roger Langridge is a New Zealand-born cartoonist who currently lives in London, U.K., with his wife Sylvie and their two children. His career in comics spans over thirty years and includes work on the Popeye and Muppet Show comic series, Thor the Mighty Avenger, and his self-published title Fred the Clown. He won an Eisner Award in 2012 for his Lewis Carroll-inspired series, Snarked!.