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The following books from the Library's collections examine the history of the 18th Amendment and Prohibition. The bibliography contains a selection of books for both general readers and for younger readers. Each title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are provided when available.
To find additional books on this topic, search the online catalog using the following Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):
Amendments XVIII and XXI: Prohibition and Repeal by 
American Temperance Movements: Cycles of Reform by Deliver Us from Evil: An Interpretation of American Prohibition by 
Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Organized for Prohibition: A New History of the Anti-Saloon League by 
Prohibition, the Constitution, and State's Rights by Ratification of the Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; State Convention Records and Laws by 
Repealing National Prohibition by 
Retreat from Reform: The Prohibition Movement in the United States, 1890-1913 by 
Shaping the Eighteenth Amendment: Temperance Reform, Legal Culture, and the Polity, 1880-1920 by 
The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State by Farewell, John Barleycorn: Prohibition in the United States by 
The Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments: Alcohol, Prohibition, and Repeal by 
Teetotalers and Saloon Smashers: The Temperance Movement and Prohibition by 
A Look at the Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments: The Prohibition and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors by 
