Theresa Griffin Kennedy: 1 book
Murder & Scandal in Prohibition Portland
Sex, Vice & Misdeeds in Mayor Baker's Reign
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
The 1917 election of Mayor George Luis Baker ushered a long era of unscrupulous greed into Portland government. While supposedly enforcing prohibition laws, Baker ordered police chief Leon Jenkins to control and profit from the bootlegging market. Baker filled city coffers and his friends' pockets...
