Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition

By Karen Blumenthal.Publisher: Roaring Brook/Flash Point

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Gr. 8–12.

A sober look at an oft-sensationalized period of American history, this thoroughly researched, highly readable book traces the roots of the Eighteenth Amendment, “the most radical and ambitious social experiment ever tried.”

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ISBN:

9781596434493

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Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth
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