Bootleggers and beer barons of the prohibition era / J. Anne Funderburg.

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"Bootleggers and Beer Barons is an accurate, wide-ranging, and entertaining account of the illegal liquor traffic during the Volstead Era (1920 to 1933) of prohibition. Based on FBI files, legal documents, old newspapers and other sources, the author offers a coast-to-coast survey of Volstead crime....

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Main Author: Funderburg, J. Anne, 1946-
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.
Subjects:
Prohibition > United States > History > 20th century.
Distilling, Illicit > United States > History > 20th century.
Liquor industry > United States > History > 20th century.
Liquor laws > United States > History > 20th century.
Crime > United States > History > 20th century.
Outlaws > United States > Biography.
United States > Social conditions > 1918-1932.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:viii, 421 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book
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"Bootleggers and Beer Barons is an accurate, wide-ranging, and entertaining account of the illegal liquor traffic during the Volstead Era (1920 to 1933) of prohibition. Based on FBI files, legal documents, old newspapers and other sources, the author offers a coast-to-coast survey of Volstead crime. Readers will find the Volstead outlaws to be as fascinating"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:HV5089 .F88 2014
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780786479610 (softcover : alkaline paper)
0786479612 (softcover : alkaline paper)