EPISODE · Jan 22, 2009 · 37 MIN
DocArchive (1981): Knock Three Times And Ask For Joe
from Documentary on One Podcast · host RTÉ
America attempted a nationwide ban on the sale of alcohol to try to transform a basic habit of millions of people. Prohibition was introduced from 1920 -1933. This documentary tells the story of speakeasies, moonshine and the crime families and gangsters that ran the underground sale of liquor in Chicago and other cities. (First Broadcast 1981)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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America attempted a nationwide ban on the sale of alcohol to try to transform a basic habit of millions of people. Prohibition was introduced from 1920 -1933. This documentary tells the story of speakeasies, moonshine and the crime families and...
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DocArchive (1981): Knock Three Times And Ask For Joe
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