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Source: Slate

Roundup

7-28-10

Daniel Okrent: When Liquor Was Prescribed as Medicine [video, 2 minutes, 29 seconds]

Author Daniel Okrent describes how wealthy people managed to evade Prohibition in this episode of Slate V's Bookmark.

Read entire article at Slate