The Rumrunners Prohibition Scrapbook C.H. Gervais Detroit Windsor Bootlegging
$33.75
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A richly illustrated history of Prohibition-era rumrunning, bootlegging, and organized crime along the Detroit–Windsor border. C.H. Gervais combines firsthand interviews, historical accounts, maps, and more than 80 photographs to document the smugglers, police, customs officers, roadhouses, and criminal organizations that shaped the era.
Includes material on the Purple Gang, Harry Low, the Detroit River liquor routes, Canadian breweries, border enforcement, hijackings, and the people who transported millions of dollars’ worth of alcohol into the United States.
Firefly Books, 1984 third printing. Large softcover with 152 pages.
Good overall condition. Covers show mild shelf and edge wear, with a bookstore price sticker on the rear cover. Binding appears secure and the interior pages are clean and well preserved. Please review all photographs for exact condition.
SKU D-2
The Rumrunners Prohibition Scrapbook C.H. Gervais Detroit Windsor Bootlegging
$33.75
Includes material on the Purple Gang, Harry Low, the Detroit River liquor routes, Canadian breweries, border enforcement, hijackings, and the people who transported millions of dollars’ worth of alcohol into the United States.
Firefly Books, 1984 third printing. Large softcover with 152 pages.
Good overall condition. Covers show mild shelf and edge wear, with a bookstore price sticker on the rear cover. Binding appears secure and the interior pages are clean and well preserved. Please review all photographs for exact condition.
SKU D-2