Annotated Bibliography
WORD COUNT 1146
PRIMARY SOURCES
An order form for grape block juices. Digital image. Poured With Pleasure. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.
<http://www.pouredwithpleasure.com/?p=69>.
This image was found through google image search. It is a picture of an order form for wine blocks in the Prohibition era. We used it on our website.
Bettmann/CORBIS. Prohibition Agents Inspecting Bootleggers Truck. Digital image. Corbis. Corbis Corporation. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.
This source is an image of police checking a truck disguised as one carrying lumber for alcohol. It was found through Corbis and used on our final project.
Car with sign celebrating the end of Prohibition. Digital image. SideDish Magazine. 3 Dec. 2010. Web. 5 Apr. 2011. <http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2010/12/03/celebrate-the-end-of-prohibition-with- 77-drinks-at-victor-tangos- today-and-tomorrow/>.
This website was found through google image search. It is a picture of a car with a sign that says "Happy Days Are Beer Again" in celebration of the end of Prohibition.
Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution." Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 145-146. Primary Sources Reference Collection. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
This source, found through the Gale website, was a copy of the original 18th Amendment. It stated when Prohibition went into effect and what was made illegal, as well as what stayed legal. The document was very useful since it is the original so we know the facts to be true. We used the source to understand exactly what was and wasn't allowed during the Volstead Act.
Everest, Allan Seymour. Rum across the Border: the Prohibition Era in Northern New York. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse UP, 1978. Print.
We used this book as a compilation of first hand accounts. It was incredibly useful in finding very specific information and stories. The book was much less of a general information and overview kind of book than most other resources.
"FBI — Al Capone." FBI — Homepage. Web. 07 Feb. 2011. <http://www.fbi.gov/about- us/history/famous-cases/al- capone>.
The FBI website had reports on Al Capone that were taken at that time. It gives a lot of good background information on Capone as well. We used this source to show how the gangsters and organized criminals flourished during the time period and that prosecuting them was easier said than done.
Grave of John Barleycorn marked beginning of Prohibition. Digital image. Beer History. Web. 5 Apr. 2011. <http://www.beerhistory.com/gallery/holdings/prohib1.shtml>.
This is a picture of the grave of John Barleycorn, a fictional character whose "death" marked the beginning of Prohibition. It was found through google image search and used on our website.
HO. TO GO WITH AFP STORY LIFESTYLE-US-DRINK by Karin ZeitvogelThis.... Getty Images. 04 Dec. 2008. eLibrary. Web. 03 Apr. 2011.
We used one of the propaganda posters on this website, found through eLibrary, on our final website in the header image.
Medicinal alcohol prescription stub. Digital image. Alcohol: Problems & Solutions. Web. 4 Apr. 2011. <http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/Controversies/Alcohol-and-Prohibition-Dictionary-and- Glossary.html>.
This image and website were found through google image search. It is a picture of an old medicinal alcohol prescription stub and we used it in our final website.
No More Booze. Getty Images. 26 Jun. 2002. eLibrary. Web. 03 Apr. 2011.
We used this image of Carry Nation, found on eLibrary, in our final website project.
Ohio State University. The Evils of Booze. Digital image. Nebraska Studies. Web. 4 Apr. 2011. <http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0700/frameset_reset.html? http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0700/stories /0701_0120.html>.
From this website we used an image of a Prohibition propaganda poster. The website and image were found through google image search and the picture was used on our final website.
"Prohibition, 1927." EyeWitness to History. <www.eyewitnesstohistory.com>. 2007.
This article was an interview with Count Felix von Luckner, who had visited the United States in 1927 and spoke about his experience and observations with Prohibition. There were details in this article that only someone that was there at the time would know. From this source, we gathered information about the way people hid their alcohol and the general outlook about it in society.
"Prohibition's Supporters and Detractors." American Decades Primary Sources. Ed. Cynthia Rose. Vol. 3: 1920-1929. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 391-393. Primary Sources Reference Collection. Web. 2 Apr. 2011.
This source, found through the Gale Virtual Reference library, had primary sources about figures who supported or were against Prohibition. We quoted a newspaper article excerpt from the New York Times.
"Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States." American Decades Primary Sources. Ed. Cynthia Rose. Vol. 4: 1930-1939. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 335-338. Primary Sources Reference Collection. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
This document, found through the Gale database online, was a report on the enforcement of Prohibition from the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement. It talked about how the Volstead act had led to more corruption and lawbreaking, as well as how crime changed. It was a very helpful document since it was a firsthand account from the time written by a very official source. We used it to gather information about crime and law enforcement changes due to Prohibition.
Speakeasy from the 1920s. Digital image. ConcertTee. Web. 4 Apr. 2011. <http://www.concerttee.com/posters /posters.php?item=3784119>.
This website and image were both found through google image search. We used the image of a speakeasy in our final website.
Underwood/CORBIS. Woman Modeling Thigh Flasks. Digital image. Corbis. Corbis Corporation. Web. 5 Apr. 2011. <http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/Enlargement.aspx? d=BE043601&tab=details&caller=search>.
This image was found through the image site Corbis. It is a picture of a bootlegger with thigh flasks during Prohibition. We used it on our website.
Woman Disregarding Prohibition. Archive New Media. 31 Dec. 1925. eLibrary. Web. 04 Apr. 2011.
We used this image, found through eLibrary, on our final website. It is an image of a woman disregarding Prohibition and drinking.
SECONDARY SOURCES
Blocker, Jack S. Jr. "Did Prohibition Really Work? Alcohol Prohibition as a Public Health Innovation." American Journal of Public Health. 2(2006): 233. eLibrary. Web. 03 Feb. 2011.
This article, written by Jack Blocker Jr., was found on the eLibrary database. The source had a lot of detailed i information about many aspects of Prohibition, focusing on its effects on people, the way drinking rates rose and fell, and the impact on health that the act had. We collected information from this source that had to do with money/prices of alcohol, and statistics.
DiBacco, Thomas V. History of the United States. Vol 2. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Print. Civil War to the Present.
This textbook, written by Thomas DiBacco, had very bare, basic information about Prohibition. It went over how the Progressive movement affected it, the arguments for it, and how World War I affected its success. This information was used in the beginning of our research to gather general knowledge about Prohibition.
Engdahl, Sylvia. Amendments XVIII and XXI: Prohibition and Repeal. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven, 2009. Print.
This book, written by Sylvia Engdahl, explains in chronological order the events that led up to Prohibition, what went on while the act was in place, and the reason that it eventually came to an end. It also had many quotes from people during the time that we used. Most of the information collected from this source was about the corruption during Prohibition and the way peoples' views changed because of the problems that it had caused.
"H102 Lecture 17: The Politics of Prohibition: The 1920s." American History 102: Oldest American History Site on the Internet -- Established in 1996 --. Web. 01 Feb. 2011. <http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures /lecture17.html>.
This website contains a lot of notes and research questions to get further into the topic. The notes are from a history professor. The website was intended to help students with their homework and have them answer the questions on it for homework but we found that the questions were very helpful in guiding our research.
Kerr, Austin. "Temperance and Prohibition." Temperance & Prohibition. Web. 01 Feb. 2011. <http://prohibition.osu.edu /content/crusade.cfm>.
This was our first source that we found online and was a branch of Austin Kerr’s main website of prohibition information. It was very helpful in providing an in depth overview of our topic. There were also large chunks of specific information mixed in with the rest of the information.
Kyvig, David E. "Prohibition." Encyclopedia of the Great Depression. Ed. Robert S. McElvaine. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. 772-774. American History Reference Collection. Web. 1 Feb. 2011.
This article, written by David Kyvig, was found through the American History Reference Collection. It had general information about who supported Temperance and Prohibition before it was made into an amendment, the groups who were against it, and the things that happened while the act was in place. We used the source to gather information about who was against it/supported it and why, as well as a few of the consequences in regards to crime and corruption.
Okrent, Daniel. Last Call: the Rise and Fall of Prohibition. New York: Scribner, 2010. Print.
This book had a lot of overview information as well as specific information. We found it useful in all aspects of our project.
"Prohibition." Compton's by Britannica. 01 Dec. 2005. eLibrary. Web. 01 Feb. 2011.
This was a very brief overview of the prohibition and we found it on e-library.
"Prohibition Life: Politics, Loopholes, and Bathtub Gin." Narr. Terry Gross. Fresh Air. 10 May. 2010. Transcript. eLibrary. Web. 03 Feb. 2011.
This transcript from Fresh Air was an interview of Daniel Okrent, an author who has written a book on the topic of Prohibition. The interview focused on the underlying reasons for events that had led up to Prohibition and the ulterior motives of figures during the time. It had very helpful and detailed information. From the source, we used information about what led up to it and why, crime, loopholes, and underlying reasons for events.
"Prohibition." The Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. 22. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2001. 646-49. Print.
This encyclopedia had basic information about the topic. It helped in the beginning of our research and was written and organized in a way that was easy to understand. The information in it was helpful and not biased in any direction. We used this source to get notes on some of the broader aspects of Prohibition.
"PROHIBITION: Wine Bricks." TIME. Time Inc., 17 Aug. 1931. Web. 3 Apr. 2011. <http://www.time.com/time/magazine
/article/0,9171,742105,00.html>.
We used this online article from the TIME magazine to gather information about grape blocks that were used to make alcohol during Prohibition. We also quoted it in our website.
Roger, Douglas. "The Fiasco of Prohibiton." Freeman. 01 Jan. 2011: 25. eLibrary. Web. 07. Feb. 2011.
This article, which was written by Roger Douglas and found on the online database eLibrary, focused on the negative impacts of Prohibition. It talked about the consequences of Prohibition and used specific prominent figures and companies from the time and showed how they were impacted. Information was collected about wealth, adulterated alcohol, and companies/groups/people that selfishly benefited from the illegalization of alcohol.
Slavicek, Louise Chipley. The Prohibition Era: Temperance in the United States. New York: Chelsea House, 2009. Print.
This book, written by Louise Slavicek, had a lot of detailed information about the Prohibition. The book was written in chronological order but focused the most on the events leading up to it and the least on the events during it and the consequences of it. It also connected what happened then to what is happening today. We collected general information about most of the events leading up to and during Prohibition, as well as quotes from many historical figures about the subject.
Stockdale, Nancy. "Temperance Movement: The Temperance Movement's Limited Success." Daily Life Through History. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 31 Jan. 2011.
This article, written by Nancy Stockdale, had basic information about who was active in supporting Prohibition and the businesses that arose in response to alcohol's illegal state. From this source, we gathered information about speakeasies, crime, bootlegging, and general i nformation about the Volstead Act.
"The Shadow of Danger." Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 287-290. Primary Sources Reference Collection. Web. 3 Apr. 2011.
We used the images on this website, found through the Primary Sources Reference Collection, for our final history day website project.
"The Jazz Age: The American 1920s." Digital History. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu /database/article_display.cfm?HHID=441>.
This website shows how the 1920s were impacted by the prohibition and how the prohibition impacted culture and society. There were many statistics and important facts that we took from this website.
Thornton, Mark. "Alcohol Prohibition Was a Failure Cato Institute: Policy Analysis." The Cato Institute. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=1017>.
This article we found online was a very good resource. It outlined briefly many negative aspects of the prohibition and supported opinions of how the prohibition was a failure with facts and statistics.
Tyrell, Ian. "The US prohibition experiment: Myths, history, and implications." Addiction. 01 Nov. 1997: 1405. eLibrary. Web. 03 Feb. 2011.
This article written by Tyrell was found on the internet through eLibrary. It talked about how the corruption during the time of Prohibition was exaggerated, the misconceptions that people have about the act today, and general information about who drank the most during it. However, the article seemed to be heavily biased in favor for Prohibition. The source was used to gather information connected to Prohibition, primarily about the crowd that it attracted in terms of drinking.
Worth, Richard. Teetotalers and Saloon Smashers: the Temperance Movement and Prohibition. Berkely Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2009. Print.
This book, written by Richard Worth, went through the events leading up to, during, and after, Prohibition in chronological order. It went into specific details of why certain things happened and used many examples from 1920s. There was a slight bias against Prohibition. From this source, we took notes on general information as well as quotes that related to Prohibition.
PRIMARY SOURCES
An order form for grape block juices. Digital image. Poured With Pleasure. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.
<http://www.pouredwithpleasure.com/?p=69>.
This image was found through google image search. It is a picture of an order form for wine blocks in the Prohibition era. We used it on our website.
Bettmann/CORBIS. Prohibition Agents Inspecting Bootleggers Truck. Digital image. Corbis. Corbis Corporation. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.
This source is an image of police checking a truck disguised as one carrying lumber for alcohol. It was found through Corbis and used on our final project.
Car with sign celebrating the end of Prohibition. Digital image. SideDish Magazine. 3 Dec. 2010. Web. 5 Apr. 2011. <http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2010/12/03/celebrate-the-end-of-prohibition-with- 77-drinks-at-victor-tangos- today-and-tomorrow/>.
This website was found through google image search. It is a picture of a car with a sign that says "Happy Days Are Beer Again" in celebration of the end of Prohibition.
Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution." Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 145-146. Primary Sources Reference Collection. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
This source, found through the Gale website, was a copy of the original 18th Amendment. It stated when Prohibition went into effect and what was made illegal, as well as what stayed legal. The document was very useful since it is the original so we know the facts to be true. We used the source to understand exactly what was and wasn't allowed during the Volstead Act.
Everest, Allan Seymour. Rum across the Border: the Prohibition Era in Northern New York. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse UP, 1978. Print.
We used this book as a compilation of first hand accounts. It was incredibly useful in finding very specific information and stories. The book was much less of a general information and overview kind of book than most other resources.
"FBI — Al Capone." FBI — Homepage. Web. 07 Feb. 2011. <http://www.fbi.gov/about- us/history/famous-cases/al- capone>.
The FBI website had reports on Al Capone that were taken at that time. It gives a lot of good background information on Capone as well. We used this source to show how the gangsters and organized criminals flourished during the time period and that prosecuting them was easier said than done.
Grave of John Barleycorn marked beginning of Prohibition. Digital image. Beer History. Web. 5 Apr. 2011. <http://www.beerhistory.com/gallery/holdings/prohib1.shtml>.
This is a picture of the grave of John Barleycorn, a fictional character whose "death" marked the beginning of Prohibition. It was found through google image search and used on our website.
HO. TO GO WITH AFP STORY LIFESTYLE-US-DRINK by Karin ZeitvogelThis.... Getty Images. 04 Dec. 2008. eLibrary. Web. 03 Apr. 2011.
We used one of the propaganda posters on this website, found through eLibrary, on our final website in the header image.
Medicinal alcohol prescription stub. Digital image. Alcohol: Problems & Solutions. Web. 4 Apr. 2011. <http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/Controversies/Alcohol-and-Prohibition-Dictionary-and- Glossary.html>.
This image and website were found through google image search. It is a picture of an old medicinal alcohol prescription stub and we used it in our final website.
No More Booze. Getty Images. 26 Jun. 2002. eLibrary. Web. 03 Apr. 2011.
We used this image of Carry Nation, found on eLibrary, in our final website project.
Ohio State University. The Evils of Booze. Digital image. Nebraska Studies. Web. 4 Apr. 2011. <http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0700/frameset_reset.html? http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0700/stories /0701_0120.html>.
From this website we used an image of a Prohibition propaganda poster. The website and image were found through google image search and the picture was used on our final website.
"Prohibition, 1927." EyeWitness to History. <www.eyewitnesstohistory.com>. 2007.
This article was an interview with Count Felix von Luckner, who had visited the United States in 1927 and spoke about his experience and observations with Prohibition. There were details in this article that only someone that was there at the time would know. From this source, we gathered information about the way people hid their alcohol and the general outlook about it in society.
"Prohibition's Supporters and Detractors." American Decades Primary Sources. Ed. Cynthia Rose. Vol. 3: 1920-1929. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 391-393. Primary Sources Reference Collection. Web. 2 Apr. 2011.
This source, found through the Gale Virtual Reference library, had primary sources about figures who supported or were against Prohibition. We quoted a newspaper article excerpt from the New York Times.
"Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States." American Decades Primary Sources. Ed. Cynthia Rose. Vol. 4: 1930-1939. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 335-338. Primary Sources Reference Collection. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
This document, found through the Gale database online, was a report on the enforcement of Prohibition from the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement. It talked about how the Volstead act had led to more corruption and lawbreaking, as well as how crime changed. It was a very helpful document since it was a firsthand account from the time written by a very official source. We used it to gather information about crime and law enforcement changes due to Prohibition.
Speakeasy from the 1920s. Digital image. ConcertTee. Web. 4 Apr. 2011. <http://www.concerttee.com/posters /posters.php?item=3784119>.
This website and image were both found through google image search. We used the image of a speakeasy in our final website.
Underwood/CORBIS. Woman Modeling Thigh Flasks. Digital image. Corbis. Corbis Corporation. Web. 5 Apr. 2011. <http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/Enlargement.aspx? d=BE043601&tab=details&caller=search>.
This image was found through the image site Corbis. It is a picture of a bootlegger with thigh flasks during Prohibition. We used it on our website.
Woman Disregarding Prohibition. Archive New Media. 31 Dec. 1925. eLibrary. Web. 04 Apr. 2011.
We used this image, found through eLibrary, on our final website. It is an image of a woman disregarding Prohibition and drinking.
SECONDARY SOURCES
Blocker, Jack S. Jr. "Did Prohibition Really Work? Alcohol Prohibition as a Public Health Innovation." American Journal of Public Health. 2(2006): 233. eLibrary. Web. 03 Feb. 2011.
This article, written by Jack Blocker Jr., was found on the eLibrary database. The source had a lot of detailed i information about many aspects of Prohibition, focusing on its effects on people, the way drinking rates rose and fell, and the impact on health that the act had. We collected information from this source that had to do with money/prices of alcohol, and statistics.
DiBacco, Thomas V. History of the United States. Vol 2. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Print. Civil War to the Present.
This textbook, written by Thomas DiBacco, had very bare, basic information about Prohibition. It went over how the Progressive movement affected it, the arguments for it, and how World War I affected its success. This information was used in the beginning of our research to gather general knowledge about Prohibition.
Engdahl, Sylvia. Amendments XVIII and XXI: Prohibition and Repeal. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven, 2009. Print.
This book, written by Sylvia Engdahl, explains in chronological order the events that led up to Prohibition, what went on while the act was in place, and the reason that it eventually came to an end. It also had many quotes from people during the time that we used. Most of the information collected from this source was about the corruption during Prohibition and the way peoples' views changed because of the problems that it had caused.
"H102 Lecture 17: The Politics of Prohibition: The 1920s." American History 102: Oldest American History Site on the Internet -- Established in 1996 --. Web. 01 Feb. 2011. <http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures /lecture17.html>.
This website contains a lot of notes and research questions to get further into the topic. The notes are from a history professor. The website was intended to help students with their homework and have them answer the questions on it for homework but we found that the questions were very helpful in guiding our research.
Kerr, Austin. "Temperance and Prohibition." Temperance & Prohibition. Web. 01 Feb. 2011. <http://prohibition.osu.edu /content/crusade.cfm>.
This was our first source that we found online and was a branch of Austin Kerr’s main website of prohibition information. It was very helpful in providing an in depth overview of our topic. There were also large chunks of specific information mixed in with the rest of the information.
Kyvig, David E. "Prohibition." Encyclopedia of the Great Depression. Ed. Robert S. McElvaine. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. 772-774. American History Reference Collection. Web. 1 Feb. 2011.
This article, written by David Kyvig, was found through the American History Reference Collection. It had general information about who supported Temperance and Prohibition before it was made into an amendment, the groups who were against it, and the things that happened while the act was in place. We used the source to gather information about who was against it/supported it and why, as well as a few of the consequences in regards to crime and corruption.
Okrent, Daniel. Last Call: the Rise and Fall of Prohibition. New York: Scribner, 2010. Print.
This book had a lot of overview information as well as specific information. We found it useful in all aspects of our project.
"Prohibition." Compton's by Britannica. 01 Dec. 2005. eLibrary. Web. 01 Feb. 2011.
This was a very brief overview of the prohibition and we found it on e-library.
"Prohibition Life: Politics, Loopholes, and Bathtub Gin." Narr. Terry Gross. Fresh Air. 10 May. 2010. Transcript. eLibrary. Web. 03 Feb. 2011.
This transcript from Fresh Air was an interview of Daniel Okrent, an author who has written a book on the topic of Prohibition. The interview focused on the underlying reasons for events that had led up to Prohibition and the ulterior motives of figures during the time. It had very helpful and detailed information. From the source, we used information about what led up to it and why, crime, loopholes, and underlying reasons for events.
"Prohibition." The Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. 22. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2001. 646-49. Print.
This encyclopedia had basic information about the topic. It helped in the beginning of our research and was written and organized in a way that was easy to understand. The information in it was helpful and not biased in any direction. We used this source to get notes on some of the broader aspects of Prohibition.
"PROHIBITION: Wine Bricks." TIME. Time Inc., 17 Aug. 1931. Web. 3 Apr. 2011. <http://www.time.com/time/magazine
/article/0,9171,742105,00.html>.
We used this online article from the TIME magazine to gather information about grape blocks that were used to make alcohol during Prohibition. We also quoted it in our website.
Roger, Douglas. "The Fiasco of Prohibiton." Freeman. 01 Jan. 2011: 25. eLibrary. Web. 07. Feb. 2011.
This article, which was written by Roger Douglas and found on the online database eLibrary, focused on the negative impacts of Prohibition. It talked about the consequences of Prohibition and used specific prominent figures and companies from the time and showed how they were impacted. Information was collected about wealth, adulterated alcohol, and companies/groups/people that selfishly benefited from the illegalization of alcohol.
Slavicek, Louise Chipley. The Prohibition Era: Temperance in the United States. New York: Chelsea House, 2009. Print.
This book, written by Louise Slavicek, had a lot of detailed information about the Prohibition. The book was written in chronological order but focused the most on the events leading up to it and the least on the events during it and the consequences of it. It also connected what happened then to what is happening today. We collected general information about most of the events leading up to and during Prohibition, as well as quotes from many historical figures about the subject.
Stockdale, Nancy. "Temperance Movement: The Temperance Movement's Limited Success." Daily Life Through History. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 31 Jan. 2011.
This article, written by Nancy Stockdale, had basic information about who was active in supporting Prohibition and the businesses that arose in response to alcohol's illegal state. From this source, we gathered information about speakeasies, crime, bootlegging, and general i nformation about the Volstead Act.
"The Shadow of Danger." Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 287-290. Primary Sources Reference Collection. Web. 3 Apr. 2011.
We used the images on this website, found through the Primary Sources Reference Collection, for our final history day website project.
"The Jazz Age: The American 1920s." Digital History. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu /database/article_display.cfm?HHID=441>.
This website shows how the 1920s were impacted by the prohibition and how the prohibition impacted culture and society. There were many statistics and important facts that we took from this website.
Thornton, Mark. "Alcohol Prohibition Was a Failure Cato Institute: Policy Analysis." The Cato Institute. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=1017>.
This article we found online was a very good resource. It outlined briefly many negative aspects of the prohibition and supported opinions of how the prohibition was a failure with facts and statistics.
Tyrell, Ian. "The US prohibition experiment: Myths, history, and implications." Addiction. 01 Nov. 1997: 1405. eLibrary. Web. 03 Feb. 2011.
This article written by Tyrell was found on the internet through eLibrary. It talked about how the corruption during the time of Prohibition was exaggerated, the misconceptions that people have about the act today, and general information about who drank the most during it. However, the article seemed to be heavily biased in favor for Prohibition. The source was used to gather information connected to Prohibition, primarily about the crowd that it attracted in terms of drinking.
Worth, Richard. Teetotalers and Saloon Smashers: the Temperance Movement and Prohibition. Berkely Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2009. Print.
This book, written by Richard Worth, went through the events leading up to, during, and after, Prohibition in chronological order. It went into specific details of why certain things happened and used many examples from 1920s. There was a slight bias against Prohibition. From this source, we took notes on general information as well as quotes that related to Prohibition.
