Jeanette Walls' 'Hang the Moon' transports readers to Prohibition

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The word Prohibition often conjures up the images of gangsters in three-piece suits, Ford Model T cars, jazz music blaring in glamorous speakeasies, and Al Capone. It's a fascinating time in American history and lovers of stories about the exchange of sex, money, and power between the haves and the have-nots, find the time period insatiable.

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A movement originally driven by religious groups, Prohibition banned the manufacturing, transportation, and sale of liquor, which was seen as immoral and ungodly and therefore needed to be eradicated. The enforcement of Prohibition was difficult for both federal and local governments. With the closing of factories and other businesses that made or sold liquor, people were out of jobs and the quality of life further decreased for many middle- and lower-class people. Rural communities were hit hardest by these laws, even though a few supported Prohibition.