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At the Prohibition Bar

By Deborah Blum
Posted: December 31, 2010
Category: alcohol, poison, Speakeasy Science, The Poisoner's Handbook | Tagged 18th Amendment, 1920s, alcohol, Charles Norris, cocktails, moonshine, poison alcohol, Prohibition, speakeasy, The Chemist's War, The Poisoner's Handbook, wood alcohol | 4 Comments
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