The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America

Synopsis

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.

Details

Aired

June 12, 2022

Status

Ended

Country

United States of America

Network

History

Episodes

3

View on IMDb

Where to watch

Streaming data by JustWatch

Seasons

1. Season 1 · episodes: 3 · 2022

Cast

• 
  James M. Reilly

  August Busch
• Delbert Hunt

  Self - Narrator
• 
  Zach Meiser

  Buck Duke
• 
  Bart Elliott

  Julius Schmid
• Barbara Hahn

  Self - Author of Making Tobacco Bright
• Sarah Milov

  Self - Author of The Cigarette a Political History
• Garrett Oliver

  Self - Editor of The Oxford Companion of Beer
• Colin Spoelman

  Self - Master Distiller / Whiskey Historian
• Richard Zacks

  Self - Author of Island of Vice
• 
  Norman Chad

  Self - Sportswriter Washington Post
• Carey Latimore

  Self - Associate Prof. of History
• 
  Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela

  Self - Associate Prof. of History

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