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The Bourbon King, the life and crimes of George Remus, Prohibition's evil genius, Bob Batchelor

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The Bourbon King, the life and crimes of George Remus, Prohibition's evil genius, Bob Batchelor

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Bourbon King

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1122801924

Responsibility statement

Bob Batchelor

Sub title

the life and crimes of George Remus, Prohibition's evil genius

Summary

"On the 100th anniversary of The Volstead Act comes the epic, definitive story of the man who cracked the Prohibition system, became one of the world's richest criminal masterminds, and helped inspire The Great Gatsby"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue: Awash in red -- Part one: Birth of a bootlegger. Napoleon of the bar ; Illicit relations ; Birth of a bootlegger -- Part two: King of the bootleggers. The bourbon empire ; Underworld boss of Death Valley ; Every man has his price ; Epic grandeur -- Part three: Plundering an empire. Ace bags the king ; Business as usual ; Life in hell ; Freedom ; Heavy lover ; Plundering the bourbon empire -- Part four: A very dangerous man. A shot rings out ; "Ready for the battle--It's a fight!" ; Cutthroats and assassins ; Let's give him a nice Christmas -- Part five: Lost millions. Rise of the gangster ; Dodge's demise ; Remus vs. Prohibition -- Epilogue: Fall of the bootleg baron

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