The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
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3 episodes
1. Secrets & Sins
1. Secrets & Sins
Jack Daniel pioneers American whiskey; Adolphus Busch creates an iconic beer; Buck Duke innovates the modern cigarette; and Julius Schmid skirts the law selling his new condoms.
1 h 25 min
Jun 11, 2022
2. Empires Lost
2. Empires Lost
One of the richest men in the world may lose his tobacco empire, while alcohol titans fight for their lives against the growing threat of Prohibition.
1 h 26 min
Jun 18, 2022
3. Sin Cities
3. Sin Cities
The invention of the luxury resort casino helps birth Sin City; a Harlem woman goes to war for what will become the state lottery system.
1 h 25 min
Jun 25, 2022
