Rum Across the Border The Prohibition Era in Northern New York

• Main Author: Everest, Allan S. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Syracuse University Press 1978
• Subjects: History of the Americas
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During the boisterous days of American Prohibition, the Lake Chaplain region of New York State teemed with bootleggers, all hoping to make a fast buck smuggling Canadian liquor across the border. In this lively account of that era, Everest's sources-smugglers, local people, and customs official...