The Gentleman Bootlegger

Author : Jewelli DeLay
Publisher : Inkwater Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781592999903

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The Gentleman Bootlegger by Jewelli DeLay Pdf

To his family and friends and neighbors in the Italian-American community known as Garlic Gulch in Seattle, Frank Gatt was a respected and generous businessman. But to the federal agents who tracked his and his brother John's businesses for years, Frank Gatt was one of the most notorious and successful bootleggers in the Pacific Northwest. For nearly 20 years, his life revolved around hiding from police, federal agents, and his own misgivings; four adventures in courtroom trials; and two stays at the federal penitentiary on McNeil Island in the Puget Sound. Wrapped in between all of that was a unique friendship with one of the legendary photographers of the West, Asahel Curtis, identified as Ace in this book. This book is a "must read" to learn about Seattle's eye-opening history during Prohibition. It is also just a great story.

Author : Bryce Bauer
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781613748480

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Gentlemen Bootleggers by Bryce Bauer Pdf

During Prohibition, while Al Capone was rising to worldwide prominence as Public Enemy Number One, the townspeople of Templeton, Iowa—population just 418—were busy with a bootlegging empire of their own. Led by the whip-smart and gregarious Joe Irlbeck, an outfit of farmers, small merchants, and even the church Monsignor together created a whiskey so excellent it was ordered by name: “Templeton rye.” However, a prohibition agent from the adjacent county named Benjamin Franklin Wilson was ardent in his fight against alcohol, and he chased Irlbeck for over a decade. But Irlbeck was not Capone, and Templeton would not be ruled by violence like Chicago. Gentlemen Bootleggers tells a never-before-told tale of ingenuity, bootstrapping, and perseverance, showcasing a group of criminals who embraced the American ideals of self-reliance, dynamism, and democratic justice. It relies on previously classified Prohibition Bureau investigation files, federal court case files, extensive newspaper archive research, and a recently disclosed interview with kingpin Joe Irlbeck. Unlike other Prohibition-era tales of big-city gangsters, it provides an important reminder that bootlegging wasn’t only about glory and riches, but could be in the service of a higher goal: producing the best whiskey money could buy. Bryce T. Bauer is a Hearst Award-winning journalist who has written for Saveur, the Daily Iowan, the Cedar Rapids Gazette, and other publications. He is coproducing and cowriting West Iowa Whiskey Cookers, a documentary on Prohibition-era bootlegging. He lives in New York City.

Author : Ed Taggert
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780595260133

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Bootlegger by Ed Taggert Pdf

Bootlegger is about a Jewish immigrant who became a bootlegger at the age of 19 during Prohibition. By the time he was 24, the government claimed he owed $1.2 million in income taxes. He was a rarity in that he never used violence to achieve his wealth. After three of his breweries in Reading, Pennsylvania were closed down in 1928, he became a partner with Waxey Gordon, the foremost beer baron in the country. Their syndicate in North Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania controlled 17 breweries, according to the Prohibition Bureau. When real beer was legalized in 1933, Hassel became a legitimate brewer by placing a tax stamp on every barrel leaving his breweries. This was in direct opposition to the plans of the Luciano/Lansky forces whose plan was to retain control of the beer and liquor industries after Prohibition. Hassel was killed by mob hit men, setting off an investigation that ruined the mob's scheme. The mystery of who killed Hassel was not solved for almost seventy years. Hassel was not just another beer man who gained considerable wealth in the bootleg racket. He gave to numerous charities and financed a free loan society for the poor during Prohibition. The Hassel Foundation today gives grants totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars each year to worthy causes in the Philadelphia and Reading area.

Author : Whiskey-Jack Peters
Publisher : Ansari California Marketing Incorporated
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0648425789

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Bootleggers by Whiskey-Jack Peters Pdf

Moonshine. Mobster. Murder. A rascally, bootlegger and his estranged son struggle to connect after the young man returns from the Great War. Meanwhile, a new gangster has come to stake his claim on the territory and is ready and willing to kill anyone who stands in his way. In 1920, Prohibition was instituted nationwide in Canada and the United States. BOOTLEGGERS is a historical fiction novella weaving a tale of father and son learning to understand and accept one another amidst the era of illegal booze trade on land and sea between the American Northwest and the Canadian coastal islands. For fans of a series like PEAKY BLINDERS, experience the era not explored often enough in film and television.

Author : Philip Metcalfe
Publisher : Inkwater Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781592992522

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Whispering Wires by Philip Metcalfe Pdf

After Agatha Clay's locket is stolen, which is the only link to her parents, it sparks a series of events that lead to revenge, kidnappings, and death.

Author : Brad Holden
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467148061

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Seattle Mystic Alfred M. Hubbard: Inventor, Bootlegger & Psychedelic Pioneer by Brad Holden Pdf

Seattle has a long tradition of being at the forefront of technological innovation. In 1919, an eager young inventor named Alfred M. Hubbard made his first newspaper appearance with the announcement of a perpetual motion machine that harnessed energy from Earth's atmosphere. From there, Hubbard transformed himself into a charlatan, bootlegger, radio pioneer, top-secret spy, millionaire and uranium entrepreneur. In 1953, after discovering the transformative effects of a little-known hallucinogenic compound, Hubbard would go on to become the "Johnny Appleseed of LSD," introducing the psychedelic to many of the era's vanguards and an entire generation. Join author and historian Brad Holden as he chronicles the fascinating life of one of Seattle's legendary figures.

Author : Clive Cussler,Justin Scott
Publisher : G.P. Putnam's Sons
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780425272817

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The Bootlegger by Clive Cussler,Justin Scott Pdf

"It is 1921, and both Prohibition and bootlegging are in full swing. When Isaac Bell's boss and lifelong friend Joseph Van Dorn is shot and nearly killed leading the high-speed chase of a rum-running vessel, Bell swears to him that he will hunt down the lawbreakers, but he doesn't know what he is getting into. When a witness to Van Dorn's shooting is executed in a ruthlessly efficient manner invented by the Russian secret police, it becomes clear that these are no ordinary criminals. On a trail that leads from the ravages of post WWI Europe to the speakeasies of New York to the lawless streets of Detroit and Florida's lavish beachside resorts, Isaac tracks the footsteps of a criminal enterprise more ingenious and far-reaching than any he has ever known. He is up against a team of Bolshevik assassins and saboteurs, and they are intent on overthrowing the government of the United States. Packed with daring escapades and incredible heroics"--Provided by publisher

Author : John E. Hallwas
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1999-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0252068440

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The Bootlegger by John E. Hallwas Pdf

This extraordinary account of a struggling midwestern coal town profiles small-time bootlegger Kelly Wagle, whose mysterious career--and suspected involvement with two unsolved murder cases--had a profound and lasting impact on his community. In unraveling the process by which Colchester, Illinois, lost its grip on the American promise, John Hallwas reveals this remote corner of the Midwest as a true reflection of the quintessential American experience.

Author : Rosemary Jones
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781839082511

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The Bootlegger's Dance by Rosemary Jones Pdf

Christmas comes to Arkham Horror in this action-packed eldritch adventure full of secret whispers, haunted streets, and a lost actor falling through time Raquel Malone Gutierrez is running away, although she won’t admit that to herself. Suffering from hearing loss after an illness, the former music teacher wants to find a way to retain her independence, but only a wealthy relative offers any hope of that. Put to work in her aunt Nova’s Kingsport dance hall, Raquel stumbles upon a mystery when her new hearing aids begin picking up conversations that no one else can hear. As Christmas draws closer, Raquel realizes the voice comes from a hunted man lost in time. Now she must do everything she can to free him before the monsters chasing him can catch up and break through.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1460 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Law
ISBN : IND:30000126169790

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : J. Anne Funderburg
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786479610

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Bootleggers and Beer Barons of the Prohibition Era by J. Anne Funderburg Pdf

This work is an accurate, wide-ranging, and entertaining account of the illegal liquor traffic during the Prohibition Era (1920 to 1933). Based on FBI files, legal documents, old newspapers and other sources, it offers a coast-to-coast survey of Volstead crime--outrageous stories of America's most notorious liquor lords, including Al Capone and Dutch Schultz. Readers will find the lesser known Volstead outlaws to be as fascinating as their more famous counterparts. The riveting tales of Max Hassel, Waxy Gordon, Roy Olmstead, the Purple Gang, the Havre Bunch, and the Capitol Hill Bootlegger will be new to most readers. Likewise, the exploits of women bootleggers and flying bootleggers are unknown to most Americans. Books about Prohibition usually note that Canadian liquor exporters abetted the U.S. bootleggers, but they fail to go into detail. Bootleggers and Beer Barons examines the major cross-border routes for smuggling liquor from Canada into the U.S.: Quebec to Vermont and New York, Ontario to Michigan, Saskatchewan to Montana, and British Columbia to Washington.

Author : Jeremy Agnew
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476648125

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Prohibition and Bootlegging in the American West by Jeremy Agnew Pdf

Prohibition was imposed by eager temperance movements organizers who sought to shape public behavior through alcoholic beverage control in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The success of reformers' efforts resulted in National Prohibition in America from 1920 to 1933, but it also resulted in a thriving illegal business in the manufacture and distribution of illegal liquor. The history of Prohibition and the resulting illegal drinking is frequently told through the lens of crime and violence in Chicago and other major East Coast cities. Often neglected are the effects of Prohibition on the Western part of the United States and how Westerners rose to the challenge of avoiding the consequences of illegal drinking. Illegal liquor was imported from abroad, made in stills using strange ingredients that were sometimes poisonous to the unlucky drinker. This history includes stories ranging from serious to quirky, and provides an entertaining account of how misguided efforts resulted in numerous unintended consequences.

Author : Kathleen Morgan Drowne
Publisher : Ohio State University Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814209974

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Spirits of Defiance by Kathleen Morgan Drowne Pdf

Author : Reginald Wright Kaufmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Prohibition
ISBN : UOM:39015011279216

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The Real Story of a Bootlegger by Reginald Wright Kaufmann Pdf

A film about a Hamburg picture framer who is suffering from a rare and fatal blood disease. His peace and sanity are upset when he is offered money to assassinate a Mafia figure in Paris.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Prohibition
ISBN : LCCN:43053545

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The Real Story of a Bootlegger by Anonim Pdf