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The Spirits of Biograph: Moonshine and Prohibition in the Age of Griffith
8 Aug 2018

The Spirits of Biograph: Moonshine and Prohibition in the Age of Griffith

by John Harding | posted in: Early moving pictures | 13

January 16 marks the 100th anniversary of the law establishing Prohibition. Few people today can understand the grassroots fervor that made the 18th Amendment the law of the land on January 16, 1920. But it did not happen overnight, and … Continued

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