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.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Delbert Hunt , James M. Reilly , April Mae Davis , Adam Harper , Garrett Taylor , Britt Michael Gordon , Dennis Brito , Zach Meiser , Bart Elliott , Samuel Dunning , Sean Michael Harrison , Chris Sakyi , James Washington , Tristan Schaffer-Goldman , Michael Armstrong , James Evans , Logan Keeler , Paul Spriggs
S1.E1 ∙ Secrets & Sins
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.
S1.E2 ∙ Empires Lost
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.
S1.E3 ∙ Sin Cities
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. The End.
