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 Episode One: A Nation of Drunkards

PROHIBITION tells the story of the rise and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment.

 

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Episode: Episode One: A Nation of Drunkards

The story of Prohibition's rise and fall is a compelling saga that goes far beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, flappers, and speakeasies, to reveal a complicated and divided nation in the throes of momentous transformation.

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Duration: (1:38:20)
Episode Expires: Tue 18 Oct 2011
TV Rating: TV-PG

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