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Seattle Prohibition

By Brad Holden

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Year
2019
ISBN
1467140201, 9781467140201
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
4 MB (3817444 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2021-10-18 16:56:26

Description

Prohibition consumed Seattle, igniting a war that lasted nearly twenty years and played out in the streets, waterways and even town hall. Roy Olmstead, formerly a Seattle police officer, became the King of the Seattle Bootleggers, and Johnny Schnarr, running liquor down from Canada, revolutionized the speedboat industry. Frank Gatt, a south Seattle restaurateur, started the state's biggest moonshining operation. Skirting around the law, the Coast Guard and the zealous assistant director of the Seattle Prohibition Bureau, William Whitney, was no simple feat, but many rose to the challenge. Author Brad Holden tells the spectacular story of Seattle in the time of Prohibition. Chapter One: The Saloon Years Chapter Two: The Preacher and the Mayor Chapter Three: Washington Goes Dry Chapter Four: The Bootleggers Chapter Five: The Rumrunners Chapter Six: The Enforcers Chapter Seven: The Final Days of Prohibition Chapter Eight: Prohibition’s Legacy

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