Liquor Smugglers on America's Coasts, 1920-1933
by
J. Anne Funderburg
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
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...