Publication

1995 - Wayne State University Press, Detroit, Michigan

Language

English

Word Count

45,500 words, Guess

Page Count

182 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • DDC364.13/3
  • LCCHV5090.M5 M37 1995

Description

Using police and court records, newspaper accounts, and interviews with those who lived during the time, Philip P. Mason has constructed a fascinating history of life in Michigan during Prohibition. He regales readers with stories of the bungled efforts by officials at every level to control the smuggling and sale of illegal alcohol. Most entertaining are the hundreds of photos capturing the essence of the era: the creative smuggling efforts undertaken by citizens of all walks of life...

Subjects

Topics

AlcoolHistoryHistoireSmugglingSchmuggel20e siècleProhibition

Times

Series Statement

  • Great Lakes books

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