Downriver Prohibition: Its People and Perspectives

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
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Author: Kathy Warnes ISBN: 9781386626374
Publisher: Kathy Warnes Publication: July 21, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Kathy Warnes
ISBN: 9781386626374
Publisher: Kathy Warnes
Publication: July 21, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

To many ordinary Downriver Detroit, Monroe, Toledo, and across the Detroit River in Canada residents, Prohibition didn't mean the Purple Gang and criminal activity. Many Downriver residents needed bootlegging and rumrunning money to survive the Depression. To others smuggling liquor meant adventure, and to some, defying the Prohibition law meant showing the government their opinion of what they considered an unjust and intrusive law. Here are some of their stories.

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To many ordinary Downriver Detroit, Monroe, Toledo, and across the Detroit River in Canada residents, Prohibition didn't mean the Purple Gang and criminal activity. Many Downriver residents needed bootlegging and rumrunning money to survive the Depression. To others smuggling liquor meant adventure, and to some, defying the Prohibition law meant showing the government their opinion of what they considered an unjust and intrusive law. Here are some of their stories.

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