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Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition
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Jamie Poorman
Blumenthal, K. (2011). Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition. New York: Roaring Book Press.
Genre: Informational
Format: Print (hardcover, 154 pages)
Awards:
2011 Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year title
One of School Library Journal’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2011
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist in 2012
Selection Process: Junior Literary Guild selection, Booklist review
Incredibly well researched and written in an easy to read, flowing manner, yet jam packed with information about the events and characters throughout the history of prohibition in the United States, this book is a must read! Individuals from Carrie Nation to Al Capone are presented, along with quotes from notables such as Abraham Lincoln and Henry Ford.
Beginning with the story of Morris Shephard, an early twentieth century Texas Congressman credited as being “the father of prohibition� and then moving back to the history and development of liquor in the United States, the diversity of the information provided is amazing! Other chapters cover the early ‘home destroyers and defenders� of the movement, the proposal of the amendment, World War I years, the actual passage of the amendment, the rise of moonshine, gangs and violence during the 1920s, and the repeal of the amendment. Even with the vast, and diverse, amount of information presented, the tangents and anecdotes are woven together in a easy to read, flowing narrative.
There are many anecdotes about children and teenagers that make the information appeal to today’s young adults. There are numerous photographs and examples of propaganda throughout the work, many of them with images of young people and their actions and struggles during the prohibition years.
Recommended.
Blumenthal, K. (2011). Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition. New York: Roaring Book Press.
Genre: Informational
Format: Print (hardcover, 154 pages)
Awards:
2011 Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year title
One of School Library Journal’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2011
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist in 2012
Selection Process: Junior Literary Guild selection, Booklist review
Incredibly well researched and written in an easy to read, flowing manner, yet jam packed with information about the events and characters throughout the history of prohibition in the United States, this book is a must read! Individuals from Carrie Nation to Al Capone are presented, along with quotes from notables such as Abraham Lincoln and Henry Ford.
Beginning with the story of Morris Shephard, an early twentieth century Texas Congressman credited as being “the father of prohibition� and then moving back to the history and development of liquor in the United States, the diversity of the information provided is amazing! Other chapters cover the early ‘home destroyers and defenders� of the movement, the proposal of the amendment, World War I years, the actual passage of the amendment, the rise of moonshine, gangs and violence during the 1920s, and the repeal of the amendment. Even with the vast, and diverse, amount of information presented, the tangents and anecdotes are woven together in a easy to read, flowing narrative.
There are many anecdotes about children and teenagers that make the information appeal to today’s young adults. There are numerous photographs and examples of propaganda throughout the work, many of them with images of young people and their actions and struggles during the prohibition years.
Recommended.
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