{"product_id":"booze-badboys-bootleggers-paperback","title":"Booze, Badboys \u0026 Bootleggers: North Country Tales Grandpa Never Told You - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames E. Reagen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Grandpa Never Told You... A Lot of Northern New York Families Made a Shady Living As Smugglers, Bootleggers, and Booze Runners During Prohibition \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1920 - First Year of Prohibition: A Watertown police officer leaped from a moving taxi onto a fleeing car to arrest Massena bootleggers. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFederal agents raided Ogdensburg by land and sea to crack down on rum-running. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Potsdam ministers helped federal agents conduct righteous speakeasy raids. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOgdensburg's Fred Lassail: Bootlegger and Dad. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA high-speed chase down the streets of Massena led to the arrest of Potsdam bootleggers. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Ogdensburg mayoral candidate defended the city's leading speakeasy owner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12,000 quarts of liquor were seized on a ship docked at Cardinal, Ontario by Prescott Customs agents after the booze showed up in Ogdensburg. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn ALCOA crane operator's suicide in Massena was blamed on bootlegging, smuggling, and gambling. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGouverneur's Fred Scozzafava crashed into the New York Central train in DeKalb while hauling a load of smuggled booze. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOgdensburg's Joseph Rish's colorful career as a speakeasy owner. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurglars robbed the U.S. Customs House for Booze at Rouses Point. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCranberry Lake, Norfolk, Pyrites, and others raided. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFederal G-Men Led Raids Across Northern New York.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42172426158215,"sku":"9781088078600","price":30.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/eba2eaf706d65b5d907a6ad437488150.webp?v=1733362433","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/booze-badboys-bootleggers-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}