Download or read book Prohibition written by W. J. Rorabaugh and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1920 to 1933 Americans were generally barred from making, transporting, or selling alcoholic beverages. While this attempt to impose prohibition did not last long, drinking habits did change dramatically. In this accessible introduction, W.J. Rorabaugh, the leading historian of American drinking patterns, explains how and why Prohibition came about, how it worked (and failed to work), and how it gave way to strict governmental regulation of alcohol.