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The editors explain the collection's purpose and acknowledge both Prohibition's failure and the need to separate that judgment from inaccurate received narratives.
The editors assembled the volume to correct persistent public misunderstandings of Prohibition, distinguish a failed national policy from myths about its operation and consequences, and improve historical reasoning about alcohol and other regulated commodities.
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