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End of U.S. Prohibition nears in 1933...
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End of U.S. Prohibition nears in 1933...

Item # 727803 ·
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Nov. 29, 1933 

* End of prohibition (final week) - beer & liquor returning
* Repeal of 18th Amendment with applied 21st Amendment 

The front page has two reports regarding the closing chapter on U.S. prohibition with one column headings: "Tavern May Be Stricken from Liquor Bill" and "Speakeasies Flourish, Says Crime Report" and subheads. (see images)
Complete with 32 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small archival mend along the bottom margin generally good.

Background: The final week of U.S. Prohibition and its ultimate repeal on December 5, 1933, marked a watershed moment in American history, signaling the definitive failure of the "Noble Experiment" and reshaping the nation's economic, legal, and cultural landscape. Beyond the immediate celebration, the end of Prohibition provided a vital economic lifeline during the depths of the Great Depression, instantly creating thousands of legitimate jobs in brewing, distilling, and distribution while unlocking a massive stream of badly needed federal and state tax revenue. Culturally, it formalized a profound shift in American socializing—permanently integrating women into public drinking spaces, a legacy of the speakeasy era—while fundamentally altering the relationship between citizens and the state by proving that moral behavior could not be successfully mandated by federal law. Furthermore, the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment represented a historic constitutional milestone, as it remains the only time in United States history that a previous constitutional amendment has been entirely repealed, fundamentally reaffirming the power of state-level regulation and public consensus over sweeping federal overreach.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$34
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.