I don't agree with all of his interpretations, but Mark Schrad's history of Prohibition is worth getting to know for anyone with an interest in history and alcohol policy. The book is quite long though; this shorter essay provides a good summation.
Why Ken Burns got the prohibition story so very, very wrong | Aeon Essays
Ken Burns’s account of prohibition tells a popular story of booze in America. The historical record is far more sobering
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