Drinks, Crime and Prohibition
A deep dive into the underbelly of the Prohibition era, which was characterized as much by jazz, illegal booze and female liberation as it was by gangsters and brutality.
Cast
Ryan Mill
Self - Narrator
Seasons
E1Flappers and Bootleggers
Jun 11, 2018
The 18th Amendment takes effect, though enforcement proves impossible. In an era without alcohol, speakeasies boomed, corruption infiltrated politics, and gangsters grew in power and notoriety
E2Gangsters and G-Men
Jun 18, 2018
Gangsters and bootleggers build an underground industry capitalizing on Americans desire for booze despite the federal prohibition on alcohol. Law enforcement closes in on America's most wanted outlaw, Al Capone.
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A deep dive into the underbelly of the Prohibition era, which was characterized as much by jazz, illegal booze and female liberation as it was by gangsters and brutality.
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