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Bootleggers and Beer Barons of the Prohibition Era
Bootleggers and Beer Barons of the Prohibition Era | J. Anne Funderburg
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This work is an accurate, wide-ranging, and entertaining account of the illegal liquor traffic during the Prohibition Era (1920 to 1933). Based on FBI files, legal documents, old newspapers and other sources, it offers a coast-to-coast survey of Volstead crimeoutrageous stories of Americas most notorious liquor lords, including Al Capone and Dutch Schultz. Readers will find the lesser known Volstead outlaws to be as fascinating as their more famous counterparts. The riveting tales of Max Hassel, Waxy Gordon, Roy Olmstead, the Purple Gang, the Havre Bunch, and the Capitol Hill Bootlegger will be new to most readers. Likewise, the exploits of women bootleggers and flying bootleggers are unknown to most Americans. Books about Prohibition usually note that Canadian liquor exporters abetted the U.S. bootleggers, but they fail to go into detail. Bootleggers and Beer Barons examines the major cross-border routes for smuggling liquor from Canada into the U.S.: Quebec to Vermont and New York, Ontario to Michigan, Saskatchewan to Montana, and British Columbia to Washington.
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My first 10K! A few days ago this trail would have been a scenic dirt path - 10 inches of snow a few days ago made it a beautiful, crazy challenge!

The trail is the Bootlegger‘s Run (due to the history of the area), so the swag was a growler and really delicious Irish Red Ale with honey.

So much fun, but after that, I‘m limiting my activities for the foreseeable future to reading and eating. 🤣

Karisa 👏👏👏 That‘s awesome! 2y
Chrissyreadit 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 2y
LeahBergen Congrats! And I love that growler. 🍻 2y
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MaureenMc Congratulations! 🎉 2y
mabell @Karisa @MaureenMc Thank you so much! It was a gorgeous, exhausting time! 😄 2y
mabell @LeahBergen Thank you! The growler is quite cute 😆 2y
mabell @Chrissyreadit Thanks, Chrissy! How are you feeling??? 2y
Chrissyreadit @mabell exhausted. I can‘t function for more than 10 minutes without needing to lie down for a few hours. Have you and Chris been able to not get COVID? 2y
mabell @Chrissyreadit I‘m so sorry you‘re having to go through that ☹️ We‘re fortunate in that we both work from home, and it‘s just the 2 (well, 4) of us. I‘m sure we‘re also just lucky. I hope your recovery accelerates! 2y
Gissy Congratulations!! That was amazing!!! With snow, cold?😬🥶That was a challenge! And you did it!💪💪💪🥇 2y
BiblioLitten Congratulations! 😃🎉 2y
mabell @BiblioLitten Thank you! It was fun! (Mostly 😆) 2y
mabell Thanks @Gissy ! The snow was quite a challenge - it was like running in sand! But it was so beautiful, I was lucky! It was really perfect timing! (Though my body is saying otherwise 🤣) How is your swimming training going?? 2y
Nute Way cool! Congratulations! A challenge and a half considering the weather. You did it!!!🙌🏽 2y
Gissy @mabell Still a slow swimmer🤷🏽‍♀️I try and try but not much progress here. I l‘m looking for an instructor but I still need to coordinate the day and the time. Today we were doing 2,000 meters in the pool. Of course I was the last one in the group to complete the routine🤦🏽‍♀️ 2y
mabell Thank you so much @Nute ! ❤️ 2y
mabell @Gissy Well, way to finish!!! I definitely couldn‘t swim that far - isn‘t that over a mile?! Swimming those distances is very tough! 2y
Gissy @mabell It is tough for me but you should see those swimmers, they are so fast. At least I‘m doing some exercises. Development (aka aging😆) is saying hello every day, just to not forget about her, so doing these exercises is like a way to welcome her all the time, with open arms😳🤣🤣🤣 2y
mabell @Gissy Development 🤣🤣🤣 I love how you put it! 2y
robinb So sorry I‘m late but congratulations to you!! 👏👏👏 Wonderful photo of you! 😘 2y
mabell Thanks so much @robinb !! ❤️ 2y
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