Prohibition Books

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Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.88 — 8,506 ratings — published 2010
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Hang the Moon Hang the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.81 — 82,484 ratings — published 2023
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Live by Night (Coughlin, #2) Live by Night (Coughlin, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.92 — 26,506 ratings — published 2012
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The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.69 — 7,038 ratings — published 2019
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The Other Typist The Other Typist (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.55 — 19,376 ratings — published 2013
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The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as prohibition)
avg rating 4.01 — 37,081 ratings — published 2010
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,872,967 ratings — published 1925
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Black Duck Black Duck (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.74 — 3,031 ratings — published 2006
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Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.68 — 1,070 ratings — published 2011
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One Summer: America, 1927 One Summer: America, 1927 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as prohibition)
avg rating 4.10 — 54,611 ratings — published 2013
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The Wicked City (The Wicked City, #1) The Wicked City (The Wicked City, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.66 — 10,502 ratings — published 2017
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Moon Over Manifest Moon Over Manifest (Library Binding)
by (shelved 8 times as prohibition)
avg rating 4.04 — 35,988 ratings — published 2010
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Water for Elephants Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as prohibition)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,696,039 ratings — published 2006
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The Wicked Redhead (The Wicked City, #2) The Wicked Redhead (The Wicked City, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.72 — 5,441 ratings — published 2019
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Cocoa Beach Cocoa Beach (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.50 — 10,132 ratings — published 2017
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The Diviners (The Diviners, #1) The Diviners (The Diviners, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.94 — 101,627 ratings — published 2012
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The Chaperone The Chaperone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.88 — 64,066 ratings — published 2012
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Last Call at the Nightingale (Nightingale Mysteries, #1) Last Call at the Nightingale (Nightingale Mysteries, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.58 — 5,432 ratings — published 2022
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Blind Tiger Blind Tiger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as prohibition)
avg rating 4.18 — 19,126 ratings — published 2021
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Dollface Dollface (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.77 — 3,105 ratings — published 2013
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Sonoma Rose (Elm Creek Quilts, #19) Sonoma Rose (Elm Creek Quilts, #19)
by (shelved 5 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,365 ratings — published 2012
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Dry Manhattan: Prohibition in New York City Dry Manhattan: Prohibition in New York City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.76 — 216 ratings — published 2007
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Moonshine, Vol. 1 Moonshine, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.42 — 1,930 ratings — published 2017
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Ardent Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition Ardent Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.83 — 23 ratings — published 1973
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Vixen (Flappers, #1) Vixen (Flappers, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.74 — 8,196 ratings — published 2010
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The Rumrunners: A Prohibition Scrapbook The Rumrunners: A Prohibition Scrapbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.96 — 28 ratings — published 1981
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Prohibition: Thirteen Years That Changed America Prohibition: Thirteen Years That Changed America (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.70 — 386 ratings — published 1996
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The Last Twelve Miles The Last Twelve Miles (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,401 ratings — published 2024
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The Wicked Widow (The Wicked City, #3) The Wicked Widow (The Wicked City, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,684 ratings — published 2021
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The Stills (Kinship #3) The Stills (Kinship #3)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.97 — 693 ratings — published 2021
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 4.14 — 442,453 ratings — published 2017
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A Certain Age (A Certain Age, #1) A Certain Age (A Certain Age, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.65 — 12,186 ratings — published 2016
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The Whiskey Sea The Whiskey Sea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.96 — 14,935 ratings — published 2016
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The Druid of Boston Common The Druid of Boston Common (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published
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Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 4.50 — 21,647 ratings — published 2015
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Prohibition in Washington, D.C.: How Dry We Weren't Prohibition in Washington, D.C.: How Dry We Weren't (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.80 — 76 ratings — published 2011
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Lackadaisy: Volume #1 (Lackadaisy, #1) Lackadaisy: Volume #1 (Lackadaisy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,762 ratings — published 2008
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Middlesex Middlesex (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 4.04 — 662,359 ratings — published 2002
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The Girls at the Kingfisher Club The Girls at the Kingfisher Club (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,828 ratings — published 2014
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Bright Young Things (Bright Young Things, #1) Bright Young Things (Bright Young Things, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.65 — 13,240 ratings — published 2010
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Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.63 — 2,313 ratings — published 2013
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The Tilted World The Tilted World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.87 — 6,061 ratings — published 2013
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The Wettest County in the World The Wettest County in the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.77 — 5,440 ratings — published 2008
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Mr. Capone: The Real - and Complete - Story of Al Capone Mr. Capone: The Real - and Complete - Story of Al Capone (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.91 — 439 ratings — published 1992
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America Walks into a Bar: A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons, Speakeasies and Grog Shops America Walks into a Bar: A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons, Speakeasies and Grog Shops (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.65 — 258 ratings — published 2011
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Rocco Perri: The Story of Canada's Most Notorious Bootlegger Rocco Perri: The Story of Canada's Most Notorious Bootlegger (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 4.28 — 18 ratings — published 2005
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The Bootleggers: The Story of Chicago's Prohibition Era The Bootleggers: The Story of Chicago's Prohibition Era (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.55 — 44 ratings — published 1961
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Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prohibition)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,402 ratings — published 1931
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The Daring Times of Fern Adair The Daring Times of Fern Adair (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as prohibition)
avg rating 4.41 — 160 ratings — published
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The Prince of Prohibition (Fae of the Roaring Age, #1) The Prince of Prohibition (Fae of the Roaring Age, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as prohibition)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,529 ratings — published 2023
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“A deliciously slow-burning tale of maternal fury, folklore, and the saltwater price of stolen things. This isn’t a love story. It’s a reckoning.”
Lori Hettler

A.S. Byatt
“-in almost all stories of promises and prohibitions, the promises and prohibitions carry with them the inevitability of failure, of their own breaking.”
A.S. Byatt, The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye: Five Fairy Stories

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