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 Smugglers, along with many others, ran operations along the U.S. coastline until Prohibition was repealed in 1933.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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Funderburg, J. Anne, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Temas:
1900-1999
Prohibition > United States > History > 20th century.
Liquor industry > United States > History > 20th century.
Smuggling > United States > History > 20th century.
Liquor laws > United States > History > 20th century.
Crime > United States > History > 20th century.
Distillerie > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Contrebande > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Crime.
Liquor industry.
Liquor laws.
Prohibition.
Smuggling.
United States > History > 1919-1933.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1919-1933.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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 Smugglers, along with many others, ran operations along the U.S. coastline until Prohibition was repealed in 1933.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"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476626703
1476626707

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