Narrator or expert on Prohibition enforcement
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She didn't have much in the way of financial support. And one of the things that was indicative of the attitude of the Drys is that they passed these laws but gave no money for enforcement. Playing by the rules just couldn't hold back the tide of liquor washing over America.
She didn't have much in the way of financial support. And one of the things that was indicative of the attitude of the Drys is that they passed these laws but gave no money for enforcement. Playing by the rules just couldn't hold back the tide of liquor washing over America.
The fact that there were only 2,600 prohibition agents covering the entire Canadian border, the Mexican border, and both coasts, it's ridiculous.
The fact that there were only 2,600 prohibition agents covering the entire Canadian border, the Mexican border, and both coasts, it's ridiculous.
This acceptance of risk that came with prohibition at these levels is kind of horrifying, but it was there and it was real.
This acceptance of risk that came with prohibition at these levels is kind of horrifying, but it was there and it was real.