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Herbert Asbury • 78 Items / 16 Books, 48 Articles, 14 Reviews
The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition (1950)
by Herbert Asbury
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    American History (Review)
    Peter H. Odegard
    The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition, by Herbert Asbury
    1. The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition by Herbert Asbury
    The American Historical Review, July 1951, pp. 922-923
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    Revolution by Speakeasy (Review)
    Duncan Aikman
    The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition, by Herbert Asbury
    1. The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition by Herbert Asbury
    The Saturday Review, December 30, 1950, p. 13
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    Books in Brief (2 Reviews)
    The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition, by Herbert Asbury
    1. The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition by Herbert Asbury
    2. American Painting: History and Interpretation by Virgil Barker
    The Nation, February 3, 1951, p. 113
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    Books in Brief (2 Reviews)
    The Negro in American Business, by Robert H. Kinzer and Edward Sagarin
    1. The Negro in American Business by Robert H. Kinzer and Edward Sagarin
    2. The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition by Herbert Asbury
    The Nation, January 13, 1951, p. 43
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    Briefly Noted (10 Reviews)
    General
    1. Invasion, 1944 by Hans Speidel
    2. America Faces Russia by Thomas A. Bailey
    3. The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition by Herbert Asbury
    4. The Country Wife by Dorothy Van Doren
    5. Popski's Private Army by Vladimir Peniakoff
    6. William James: The Message of a Modern Mind by Lloyd R. Morris
    7. The Lonely Crowd by David Riesman, Reuel Denney, and Nathan Glazer
    8. Inclinations by Edward Sackville-West
    9. The Theatre Book of the Year, 1949-1950 by George Jean Nathan
    10. Life's Picture History of World War II by The Editors of Life
    The New Yorker, November 4, 1950, pp. 148-150