Daniel Okrent
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I wasn't going to make any money from it.
It's published by University Press.
It's on a relatively arcane subject.
It was something that I did because I was interested, and I had been interested in Sondheim for most of my adult life.
And now here was the opportunity presented to me, go find out everything about somebody that you admire greatly.
And that was a pleasure.
And I'm pleased enough, as I hope you are, Terry, I'm pleased enough with this one to think, okay, I've done enough.
You love Sondheim's music as much as I do, so it's great to share this with you, Terry.
Which is another way of saying we're going to use it for political payoffs.
Which is another way of saying we're going to use it for political payoffs.
She was a very serious woman. You don't say, Daniel Okrent. She woke up every day, the first thing she did was take an ice-cold bath, which gives an indication, I think, of how tough she was.
She was a very serious woman. You don't say, Daniel Okrent. She woke up every day, the first thing she did was take an ice-cold bath, which gives an indication, I think, of how tough she was.
New York repealed its version of the amendment in 1922. So from that point forward, New York officially was not supporting prohibition.
New York repealed its version of the amendment in 1922. So from that point forward, New York officially was not supporting prohibition.
Harry Doherty, the Attorney General, who was the immediate boss to Mabel Willebrand, he was A, a drunk, and B, corrupt. One of the craziest stories you hear about, like an incredibly successful defense attorney becomes the biggest bootlegger ever. The fact that there were only 2,600 prohibition agents covering the entire Canadian border, the Mexican border, and both coasts, it's ridiculous.
Harry Doherty, the Attorney General, who was the immediate boss to Mabel Willebrand, he was A, a drunk, and B, corrupt. One of the craziest stories you hear about, like an incredibly successful defense attorney becomes the biggest bootlegger ever. The fact that there were only 2,600 prohibition agents covering the entire Canadian border, the Mexican border, and both coasts, it's ridiculous.