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Rumrunners: Liquor Smugglers on America's Coasts, 1920-1933

Rumrunners: Liquor Smugglers on America's Coasts, 1920-1933 - Paperback

by J. Anne Funderburg
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Availability:In StockContributor:J. Anne FunderburgTheme:Chronological Period/1920's, Chronological Period/1930's, Chronological Period/20th CenturyAudience:Young AdultPublish date:11/11/2016Pages:208
Languages:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476667577ISBN-10:1476667578UPC:9781476667577Book Category:History, CookingBook Subcategory:United States, Maritime History & Piracy, BeveragesBook Topic:20th Century, Alcoholic- GeneralSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.545Product ID:SCH3NFH5M3

In 1920, the 18th Amendment made the production, transportation and sale of alcohol not merely illegal--it was unconstitutional. Yet no legislation could end the demand for alcohol. Enterprising rumrunners worked to meet that demand with cunning, courage, machineguns and speedboats powered by aircraft engines. They out-maneuvered the U.S. Coast Guard and risked their lives to deliver illicit liquor.

Smugglers like Bill McCoy, the Bahama Queen, and the Gulf Stream Pirate, along with many others, ran operations along the U.S. coastline until Prohibition was repealed in 1933. Drawing on legal records, newspaper articles and Coast Guard files, this history describes how rumrunners battled the Dry Navy and corrupted U.S. law enforcement, in order to keep America wet.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476667577ISBN-10:1476667578UPC:9781476667577Book Category:History, CookingBook Subcategory:United States, Maritime History & Piracy, BeveragesBook Topic:20th Century, Alcoholic- GeneralSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.545Product ID:SCH3NFH5M3
J. Anne Funderburg has long focused her research interests on the Roaring Twenties and the Volstead Era, relying on sources published during Prohibition to capture the flavor of the era. She lives in Nokomis, Florida.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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