Rumrunning In Suffolk County Tales From Liquor Island
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Rumrunning In Suffolk County Tales From Liquor Island
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Author : Amy Kasuga Folk
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2022-06
Rumrunning In Suffolk County Tales From Liquor Island written by Amy Kasuga Folk and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06 with History categories.
Nicknamed "Liquor Island," Long Island was rumrunner's paradise during Prohibition. With its proximity to major markets and coastal communities for easy transit, Suffolk County was awash in illegal hooch. Smugglers bringing cases of booze from offshore often secretly hid product temporarily in local garages and sheds, leaving a bottle as a thank-you. Coded communication crisscrossed the county on shortwave radios arranging sales and logistics. Violence from criminal outfits disrupted previously quiet towns, as locals too often were swept up in dangerous unintentional engagements with bootleggers. Pour one out and join author Amy Kasuga Folk as she recounts stories from Suffolk County's Prohibition era
Don T Never Tell Nobody Nothin No How
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Author : Rick James
language : en
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
Release Date : 2018-10-13
Don T Never Tell Nobody Nothin No How written by Rick James and has been published by Harbour Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-13 with History categories.
“We operated perfectly legally. We considered ourselves philanthropists! We supplied good liquor to poor thirsty Americans ... and brought prosperity back to the Harbour of Vancouver ...”—Captain Charles Hudson At the stroke of one minute past midnight, January 17, 1920, the National Prohibition Act was officially declared in effect in the United States. From 1920 to 1933 the manufacture, sale, importation and transportation of alcohol and, of course, the imbibing of such products, was illegal. Prohibition was already a bust in Canada and it wasn’t long before fleets of vessels, from weather-beaten old fish boats to large ocean-going steamers, began filling their holds with liquor to deliver their much-valued cargo to their thirsty neighbours to the south. Contrary to popular perception, rum-running along the Pacific coast wasn’t dominated by violent encounters like those portrayed in the movies. Instead, it was usually carried out in a relatively civilized manner, with an oh-so-Canadian politeness on the British Columbian side. Most operated within the law. But there were indeed shootouts, hijackings and even a particularly gruesome murder associated with the business. Using first-hand accounts of old-time rum-runners, extensive research using primary and secondary documentation, and the often-sensational newspaper coverage of the day, Don’t Never Tell Nobody Nothin’ No How sets out to explain what really went down along the West Coast during the American “Noble Experiment.”
Boat Building And Boat Yards Of Long Island
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Author : Nancy Solomon
language : en
Publisher: History Press
Release Date : 2021-11-29
Boat Building And Boat Yards Of Long Island written by Nancy Solomon and has been published by History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-29 with History categories.
From the North Shore to the South Shore and out to the East End, Long Island is home to a nationally recognized and historic boat building industry. The Steiger Craft boats of Bellport are a local household name, trusted for their ability to navigate the shallow bay waters of the South Shore. Freeport legend Al Grover sold boats around the world for generations, built Verity skiffs for gas-conscious consumers in the 1980s and holds the Guinness World Record for the first outboard motorboat crossing of the Atlantic. The Hanff and Clarke boat yards in Greenport are more than just world-class boat builders--at more than 150 years old, they are historic landmarks. Author and folklorist Nancy Solomon shares the history and stories behind Long Island's traditional boat yards and boat builders.
Long Island S Vanished Heiress
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Author : Steven C. Drielak
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2020-08-03
Long Island S Vanished Heiress written by Steven C. Drielak and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-03 with True Crime categories.
A new look at the 1937 abduction of a wealthy wife and mother, based on previously classified FBI documents—includes photos. When she was kidnapped from Long Meadow Farm in Stony Brook, New York, in 1937, Alice McDonell Parsons was the heir to a vast fortune among Long Island’s wealthy elite. The crime shocked the nation and was front-page news for several months. J. Edgar Hoover personally assigned his best FBI agents to the case, and within a short time, Parsons’s husband and their live-in housekeeper, Anna Kupryanova, had become prime suspects. Botched ransom attempts, clashes between authorities, and romantic intrigue kept the investigation mired in drama. The crime remained unsolved. Now, in this book, former Suffolk County detective Steven C. Drielak reveals previously classified FBI documents—and pieces together the mystery of the Alice Parsons kidnapping.
Rich Rich Grosse Pointe
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Author : Stephen Birmingham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
Rich Rich Grosse Pointe written by Stephen Birmingham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Detroit (Mich.) categories.
The War On Alcohol Prohibition And The Rise Of The American State
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Author : Lisa McGirr
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2015-11-30
The War On Alcohol Prohibition And The Rise Of The American State written by Lisa McGirr and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-30 with History categories.
“[This] fine history of Prohibition . . . could have a major impact on how we read American political history.”—James A. Morone, New York Times Book Review Prohibition has long been portrayed as a “noble experiment” that failed, a newsreel story of glamorous gangsters, flappers, and speakeasies. Now at last Lisa McGirr dismantles this cherished myth to reveal a much more significant history. Prohibition was the seedbed for a pivotal expansion of the federal government, the genesis of our contemporary penal state. Her deeply researched, eye-opening account uncovers patterns of enforcement still familiar today: the war on alcohol was waged disproportionately in African American, immigrant, and poor white communities. Alongside Jim Crow and other discriminatory laws, Prohibition brought coercion into everyday life and even into private homes. Its targets coalesced into an electoral base of urban, working-class voters that propelled FDR to the White House. This outstanding history also reveals a new genome for the activist American state, one that shows the DNA of the right as well as the left. It was Herbert Hoover who built the extensive penal apparatus used by the federal government to combat the crime spawned by Prohibition. The subsequent federal wars on crime, on drugs, and on terror all display the inheritances of the war on alcohol. McGirr shows the powerful American state to be a bipartisan creation, a legacy not only of the New Deal and the Great Society but also of Prohibition and its progeny. The War on Alcohol is history at its best—original, authoritative, and illuminating of our past and its continuing presence today.
Historic Amusement Parks Of Long Island
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Author : Marisa L. Berman
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2015-06-29
Historic Amusement Parks Of Long Island written by Marisa L. Berman and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-29 with History categories.
When Long Island became a suburban paradise after World War II, ambitious entrepreneurs created dozens of amusement parks to help families unwind. The Nunley family built a park in Baldwin in 1939, and it was so successful that they opened Nunley's Happyland in Bethpage just a few years later. Westbury's Spaceland fascinated youngsters with dreams of becoming astronauts, and Frontier City in Amityville was heaven on earth to fans of the Wild West. Today, historic parks like Deno's Wonder Wheel Park in Coney Island and Adventureland in Farmingdale still delight children and remind parents of happy memories of their own. Local author Marisa Berman explores the decades of fun and laughter from Long Island's historic amusement parks.
Discovering The Past
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Author : Jeannette Edwards Rattray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Discovering The Past written by Jeannette Edwards Rattray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Jeannette Rattray's most important historical works about East Hampton, with essays on whaling, pirates, Montauk shipwrecks, and more.
Deep In The Woods
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Author : Bryan Johnston
language : en
Publisher: Post Hill Press
Release Date : 2021-09-14
Deep In The Woods written by Bryan Johnston and has been published by Post Hill Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-14 with True Crime categories.
In 1935, nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser, heir to one of the wealthiest families in America, is snatched off the streets two blocks from his home. The boy is kept manacled in a pit, chained to a tree, and locked in a closet. The perps—a career bank robber, a petty thief, and his nineteen-year-old never-been-in-trouble Mormon wife—quickly become the targets of the biggest manhunt in Northwest history. The caper plays out like a Hollywood thriller with countless twists and improbable developments. Perhaps the most astonishing thing of all, though, is how it all ends.
The Origin Of Organized Crime In America
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Author : David Critchley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2008-09-15
The Origin Of Organized Crime In America written by David Critchley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-15 with History categories.
While the later history of the New York Mafia has received extensive attention, what has been conspicuously absent until now is an accurate and conversant review of the formative years of Mafia organizational growth. David Critchley examines the Mafia recruitment process, relations with Mafias in Sicily, the role of non-Sicilians in New York’s organized crime Families, kinship connections, the Black Hand, the impact of Prohibition, and allegations that a "new" Mafia was created in 1931. This book will interest Historians, Criminologists, and anyone fascinated by the American Mafia.