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| Genre/Form: | Biography Electronic books Biographies History |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Cook, William A. King of the bootleggers (DLC) 2008013226 (OCoLC)173240845 |
| Named Person: | George Remus; George Remus; George Remus |
| Material Type: | Biography, Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
William A Cook |
| ISBN: | 9780786491575 0786491574 |
| OCLC Number: | 896826705 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 217 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents: | Remus pulls himself up by the bootstraps -- Murder in the Sherman house -- Divorce and career change for Remus -- Politics and the Ohio gang -- Taking care of business -- Remus has his day in court -- Smith commits suicide and Remus goes to prison -- Remus, Roxy and Means expose the Ohio gang -- Remus is cheated out of whisky and wife -- Imogene gunned down-Remus : "I owed this to society" -- The trial, part one. Jury selection -- The trail, part two. Testimony -- The trial, part 3. Final arguments and verdict -- Remus wins his freedom -- Means, Daugherty and Willebrandt become authors -- Beyond Prohibition : Capone falls and Remus fights on. |
| Responsibility: | William A. Cook. |
Abstract:
As a pharmacist turned lawyer turned master prohibition era bootlegger, George Remus is remembered as one of the notorious figures of the American prohibition. This biography tells the story of
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