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""The Bureau of Prohibition"" offers an in-depth administrative history and analysis of the federal organization tasked with the monumental challenge of enforcing alcohol prohibition in the United States. Written by Laurence F. Schmeckebier during the height of the era, the work explores the legislative foundations of the agency, including the National Prohibition Act, and traces its evolution from a unit within the Bureau of Internal Revenue to an independent entity under the Department of Justice. Readers will find detailed accounts of the bureau's personnel structure, its methods of law enforcement, and the complex legal framework governing its operations. This volume serves as an essential resource for those interested in the history of American law enforcement, the development of federal bureaucracy, and the social and political dynamics of the 1920s. By documenting the functions and challenges of the agency, the work provides a clear-eyed look at the machinery behind the ""noble experiment,"" making it an invaluable primary-style source for scholars of political science and American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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