Bootleggers and Beer Barons of the Prohibition Era (Paperback)

from bookwormgeek

Bootleggers was an extremely interesting read about the average American's relationship with Prohibition. It included all the already well known bootleggers, but was most interesting when it was discussing everyday people, and every day businesses. Thoroughly enjoyable, and I would recommend it t...

from rhbouchard

Mixed feelings about this book. Packs a lot of information - most of it interesting and illuminating, but lacks coherence and integration, so I comes off as just a collection of vignettes. It's at its best with the chapter (or two) length biographies of the famous and not so famous bootleggers. I...

from ryan.adams

I am somewhat mixed about this book. The stories about the various rumrunners and crime czars are all fascinating. While some of them are fairly well known (like Al Capone), others are completely new to me (like the Capitol Hill Bootlegger) and are sparking ideas for future reading. However, take...

from schwager

I found this history of prohibition fascinating. The obvious Chicagoland biggies are included, but what is more interesting are the stories of everyday Americans involved in the liquor trade. I particularly enjoyed the narrative of women involvement during prohibition. Anyone with an interest in ...

from ShadowRhelm

This was an interesting and fascinating book. I have done a lot of reading and documentary watching of prohibition and the bootleg era... and this book contained a lot of great information I had not heard of previously. This book provides excellent stories and truly you will not want to put it do...