Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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The day Prohibition began

The day Prohibition began

It's the 103rd anniversary of the day the nation went dry -- legally, that is

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Kathryn Smith
Jan 16, 2023
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To mark the anniversary of national Prohibition, which began at midnight on Jan. 16, 1920, I am sharing the introduction to my book Baptists and Bootleggers: A Prohibition Expedition Through the South…with Cocktail Recipes. Right now I am hard at work on a companion book named — you guessed it — Methodists and Moonshiners, to be published this fall by E…

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