The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
TV Series

The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America

7.5June 12, 20221 Season3 EpisodesEnded
DocumentaryDrama

Overview

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.

Networks: History

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🎬 Trailer

📺 Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

3 Episodes

Cast

James M. Reilly

James M. Reilly

August Busch

Delbert Hunt
D

Delbert Hunt

Self - Narrator

Zach Meiser

Zach Meiser

Buck Duke

Bart Elliott

Bart Elliott

Julius Schmid

Barbara Hahn
B

Barbara Hahn

Self - Author of Making Tobacco Bright

Sarah Milov
S

Sarah Milov

Self - Author of The Cigarette a Political History

Garrett Oliver
G

Garrett Oliver

Self - Editor of The Oxford Companion of Beer

Colin Spoelman
C

Colin Spoelman

Self - Master Distiller / Whiskey Historian

Richard Zacks
R

Richard Zacks

Self - Author of Island of Vice

Norman Chad

Norman Chad

Self - Sportswriter Washington Post

Carey Latimore
C

Carey Latimore

Self - Associate Prof. of History

Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela
N

Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela

Self - Associate Prof. of History

Crew

Natasha Kermani

Natasha Kermani

Director

Brian Burstein
B

Brian Burstein

Writer