General readers, history buffs, historians, and fans of true-crime stories will enjoy Bootleggers and Beer Barons because it is an accurate, wide-ranging, and entertaining account of the illegal liquor traffic during the Volstead Era (1920-1933). Based on FBI files, legal documents, old newspapers, and other sources, the author offers a coast-to-coast survey of Volstead crime. Bootleggers and Beer Barons tells the outrageous stories of America's most notorious liquor lords, including those who made headlines during Prohibition but are little remembered today. Readers will find the lesser...
General readers, history buffs, historians, and fans of true-crime stories will enjoy Bootleggers and Beer Barons because it is an accurate, wide-rang...
Tells the riveting true stories of Prohibition's most notorious rumrunners - the daring men and women who sailed the high seas to defy the Volstead Act. With cunning, courage, and machine guns, the rumrunners battled the Dry Navy forces led by the US Coast Guard. When Prohibition ended, Rum Row faded away. But the rumrunners survived as outlaw legends in American history.
Tells the riveting true stories of Prohibition's most notorious rumrunners - the daring men and women who sailed the high seas to defy the Volstead Ac...
