WHAT WHISKEY TRAFFIC HAS DONE FOR ONE FAMILY - 1st 1912 BOOTLEGGING PROHIBITION

WHAT WHISKEY TRAFFIC HAS DONE FOR ONE FAMILY IN FIVE YEARS: A TRUE TALE OF BOOT-LEGGING IN IOWA

Book Details + Condition: Published for the Author. First Edition, 1912. Hardcover measuring 8.5" x 5". 24 pages. Author Sarah Ann McDaniel's firsthand account of the McDaniel's family whiskey bootlegging business in Iowa during the 1880s. The story details one family's rapid success at bootlegging whiskey, which is followed by their downfall, all within a five-year period. A very scarce and unique book on bootlegging and its consequences during the late 19th century. Firm binding; light wear to boards, with a bit of rubbing and discoloration; normal age-toning to pages, which are otherwise clean and free of markings.