The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America

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Secrets & Sins
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Jack Daniel pioneers American whiskey; Adolphus Busch creates an iconic beer; Buck Duke innovates the modern cigarette; Julius Schmid skirts the law selling his new condoms - all while the temperance movement rises to battle against them.
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Empires Lost
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One of the richest men in the world may lose his tobacco empire, while alcohol titans fight for their lives against the growing threat of Prohibition. And New York City becomes ground .. show full overview
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Sin Cities
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The invention of the luxury resort casino helps birth Sin City; a Harlem woman goes to war for what will become the state lottery system; an alluring magazine like no other is launched; .. show full overview