Rumrunning and the roaring twenties
Subtitle: prohibition on the Michigan-Ontario Waterway
By: Philip P. Mason.
Series: Great Lakes books
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Prohibition -- Michigan -- Detroit -- History -- 20th century.; Smuggling -- Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.) -- History -- 20th century.; Smuggling -- Michigan -- Detroit -- History -- 20th century.; Smuggling -- Ontario -- Windsor -- History -- 20th century.; Prohibition -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Detroit (Mich.) -- History -- 20th century.; Windsor (Ont.) -- History -- 20th century.
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...
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-177) and index.