| American History Tellers: "the Cold War" and "prohibition" Contributor(s): Wolfe, Audra J. (Author), Sismondo, Christine (Author), Graham, Lindsay |
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ISBN: 1982524081 ISBN-13: 9781982524081 Publisher: Wondery, Inc OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Series: American History Tellers |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 5.5" (0.40 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Every part of your life--the words you speak, the ideas you share--can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the events, the times, and the people that shaped our nation. First, we travel back to the story that loomed over twentieth-century America more than any other: the Cold War. How do you fight a war with just ideas? Then, we'll go back a little further, to the only time a constitutional amendment has been repealed: Prohibition. By outlawing alcohol, America saw a rise in crime, sin, vice, and, ironically, alcohol consumption. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sismondo, Christine: - Christine Sismondo is a writer and lecturer in humanities at York University in Toronto. She has written numerous articles about film, literature, drinking, and vice, as well as the book Mondo Cocktail, a narrative history of cocktails. Wolfe, Audra J.: -Audra Wolfe is a writer, editor, and historian based in Philadelphia. She is trained as both a scientist and a historian of science and received her doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. Her award-winning first book was Competing with the Soviets. Graham, Lindsay: -Lindsay Graham is the host, editor, sound designer, and composer for the podcast American History Tellers from Wondery. |