Prohibition and Bootlegging in the American West

Prohibition was imposed in the 19th and early 20th centuries to shape public behavior through alcoholic beverage control. It resulted in National Prohibition in America from 1920 to 1933, but also led to a thriving illegal business in the manufacture and distribution of illegal liquor. The effects of Prohibition on the Western part of the United States were often neglected, with illegal liquor imported from abroad and made in stills using strange ingredients. This history includes stories ranging from serious to quirky, providing an entertaining account of how misguided efforts resulted in numerous unintended consequences.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 277 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2022
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc

Eager temperance movements organizers imposed prohibition in the 19th and early 20th centuries, seeking to shape public behavior through alcoholic beverage control. Their efforts resulted in National Prohibition in America from 1920 to 1933, but also led to a thriving illegal business in the manufacture and distribution of illegal liquor. The history of Prohibition and the resulting illegal drinking is often told through the lens of crime and violence in Chicago and other major East Coast cities. However, 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 are often neglected.

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, providing an entertaining account of how misguided efforts resulted in numerous unintended consequences.

Weight: 363g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781476688336