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Rum-runners and Renegades
Rich Mole
其他書名
Whisky Wars of the Pacific Northwest, 1917-2012
出版Heritage House Publishing Co, 2013
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralHistory / Canada / GeneralHistory / United States / 20th CenturyHistory / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)History / Social HistorySelf-Help / Substance Abuse & Addictions / AlcoholSocial Science / General
ISBN19275272529781927527252
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=SNRoCT6LbPUC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋On October 1, 1917, prohibition came into effect in the province of British Columbia. Washington and Oregon had gone dry the previous year. The ban on liquor sales led to deadly conflict and legal chaos in the Pacific Northwest, and the legacy of those "booze battles" continues into the 21st century.

Rich Mole introduced readers to West Coast prohibition's pioneer years in Scoundrels and Saloons: Whisky Wars of the Pacific Northwest, 1840-1917. In Rum-runners and Renegades, he recounts the wild and wacky--and sometimes tragic--results of later prohibition laws through the exploits of both prohibitionists and prohibition-busters, among them Jonathan Rogers, a wealthy Vancouver builder and prohibition leader; the Billingsley brothers, a quartet of handsome bootleggers from Seattle; and enterprising Johnny Schnarr, Victoria's number-one rum-runner. From vicious marine hijackers and bedeviled police to corrupt politicians and frustrated drinkers on both sides of the border, this is an action-filled account of liquor and lawlessness on the West Coast.