In Prohibition: "A War" the author Carson Hall portrays the conflict that arises among the average US citizen and the empire of illegal alcohol cartels. Blaze Butler, the protagonist and one of the only survivors of his band of transporters, paints a picture of the back-woods lifestyle that many of the bootleggers seemed to live. And also relays the struggles of competing with an empire and city boss like Al Capone. Through his struggles there is a high point, but it the end the repeal of Prohibition is too late to save many lives that were lost in the fight. Hall's use of the 1920's slang shows his grasp on the era, but still keeps a simple, straight forward plot line.
The Life of Robert Williams, by Austin Lu, portrays the hard life that Americans suffered through but also the grand rise out poverty that was the 1920's. We meet Robert a tween heading into adolescence, the years that will formally become known as the teen years. Lu uses his grasp of the rise in economy and of the creation of the teenager to formulate a well written story about a boy who understands hardship and hard work.
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