King of the bootleggers

By William A. Cook

Subjects: Biography, Crime, united states, Liquor industry, Illicit Distilling, Criminals, Liquor industry and trade, united states, Smuggling, History, Criminals, biography, Prohibition, Distilling, Illicit, Distilling, illicit

Description: "As a pharmacist turned lawyer turned master prohibition era bootlegger, George Remus is now remembered as one of the most notorious figures of the American prohibition. This biography tells the complete story of Remus's private life and public persona, focusing especially on the turbulent rise and fall of his bootlegging kingdom"--Provided by publisher.