The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America — Season 1, Episode 2: Empires Lost
Documentary, Drama • 83 min • 1 season, 3 episodes • ★ 7.5/10
Episode synopsis
One of the richest men in the world may lose his tobacco empire; alcohol titans fight for their lives against the growing threat of prohibition; New York City becomes ground zero in the battle to legalize contraception.
About The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
Divulges surprising origin stories of the American alcohol, gambling, sex, and tobacco industries and the ambitiously notorious entrepreneurs who built some of history's biggest fortunes on the nation's cravings.