Speakeasy
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.A speakeasy was an establishment which illegally sold alcoholic beverages during the period of United States history known as Prohibition. During this time, the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol was illegal. The term may have come from a patron''s manner of ordering an alcoholic drink without raising suspicion bartenders would tell patrons to be quiet and speak easy," or from the ability of patrons to talk of alcohol without having to fear that government officials would be listening.
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A speakeasy was an establishment which illegally sold alcoholic beverages during the period of United States history known as Prohibition. During this time, the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol was illegal. The term may have come from a patron's manner of ordering an alcoholic drink without raising suspicion-bartenders would tell patrons to be quiet and "speak easy," or from the ability of patrons to talk of alcohol without having to fear that government officials would be listening.
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- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09786130309329
- Editor Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
- Sprache Englisch
- Genre Psychologie
- Größe H220mm x B220mm
- Jahr 2009
- EAN 9786130309329
- Format Kartonierter Einband
- ISBN 978-613-0-30932-9
- Titel Speakeasy
- Untertitel Alcoholic Beverage, Prohibition in the United States, Bureau of Prohibition, Alcohol Laws of Kansas, Dive Bar, Prohibition
- Herausgeber VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K.
- Anzahl Seiten 68