Rumrunners :: liquor smugglers on America's coasts, 1920-1933 /

"In 1920, the 18th Amendment made the production, transportation and sale of alcohol not merely illegal--it was unconstitutional. Smugglers, along with many others, ran operations along the U.S. coastline until Prohibition was repealed in 1933. This history describes how rumrunners battled both...

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1. Verfasser: Funderburg, J. Anne, 1946- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
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Zusammenfassung:"In 1920, the 18th Amendment made the production, transportation and sale of alcohol not merely illegal--it was unconstitutional. Smugglers, along with many others, ran operations along the U.S. coastline until Prohibition was repealed in 1933. This history describes how rumrunners battled both corrupt Coast Guard members and the "Dry Navy" in their enterprise to keep America wet"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476626703
1476626707