{"product_id":"bootleg-murder-moonshine-and-the-lawless-years-of-prohibition-9781250034274","title":"Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFilled with period art and photographs, anecdotes, and portraits of unique characters from the era, this fascinating book by an award-winning author looks at the rise and fall of the disastrous social experiment known as Prohibition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt began with the best of intentions. Worried about the effects of alcohol on American families, mothers and civic leaders started a movement to outlaw drinking in public places. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver time, their protests, petitions, and activism paid off--when a Constitutional Amendment banning the sale and consumption of alcohol was ratified, it was hailed as the end of public drunkenness, alcoholism, and a host of other social ills related to booze. Instead, it began a decade of lawlessness, when children smuggled (and drank) illegal alcohol, the most upright citizens casually broke the law, and a host of notorious gangsters entered the public eye. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition\u003c\/i\u003e is fast-paced non-fiction perfect for anyone who's interested in American history, paricularly the 1920s, gangsters, bootleggers, the history of alcohol in the US, the Eighteenth Amendment and the Constitution, and American politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead more thrilling nonfiction by Karen Blumenthal: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History\u003c\/i\u003e (A YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTommy: The Gun That Changed America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBootleg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Best Teen Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Nonfiction Book \u003cbr\u003eA YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fast-paced, gripping narrative . . . An informative, insightful account of a fascinating period of American history.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gangsters, guns, and political battles--this book has them all--and presents them in compelling prose . . . a lively read.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lively anecdotes and personal stories keep the reading brisk and often quite jovial.\" --\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A highly readable, well-shaped look at the Eighteenth Amendment . . . a top-notch resource.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The scope is ambitious, but Blumenthal investigates various tangents with telling anecdotes, quotes, statistics, photographs, and illustrations without losing her focus on the bigger picture. Whether you consider ongoing problems with substance abuse or increasingly polarized political discourse, the book is startlingly relevant to modern times in many ways, marking Blumenthal as one of the more intellectually adventurous authors writing for young adults today.\" --\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250034274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 6.15w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e143921 \/ Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Karen Blumenthal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648512848028,"sku":"9781250034274","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8eac75d7-33c7-4680-ae84-92dd00f25ad9.jpg?v=1603870247","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bootleg-murder-moonshine-and-the-lawless-years-of-prohibition-9781250034274","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}