America bans alcohol. France seizes its chance.
American Prohibition, a French opportunity
A transatlantic investigation into the networks, people and places that transformed America’s ban on alcohol into a French opportunity.
Explore French Prohibition
A story with many facets
Behind the speakeasies and illicit cargoes lies a human, political and economic adventure. French Prohibition reconstructs its faces, routes and forgotten stories.
Chronicles
The major questions, deeper causes and turning points of Prohibition.
Read the Chronicles 02Places
From French wharves to Manhattan hotels, every address preserves a piece of the story.
Explore the places 03Characters
Diplomats, smugglers, industrialists and adventurers from an age of excess.
Meet the characters
The central question
01Why Did the United States Introduce Prohibition?
Protestant churches, temperance activists and industrial leaders: how an unlikely coalition brought about the ban on alcohol.
Read the ChronicleFrom one shore to the other
The territories of Prohibition
They shaped their era
Lives greater than legend
The French Gazette
The latest news from France and America
Manhattan Paris
Elegance between two continents
Fashion, nightlife and desire: when Manhattan and Paris shared the same intoxicating spirit.
Open Manhattan ParisTravel back in time