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LEADER: 02580cam a2200373 i 4500
001 2014011191
003 DLC
005 20140820080945.0
008 140512s2014 iluab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014011191
020 $a9781613748480 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aHV5090.I8$bB38 2014
082 00 $a364.1/32209777465$223
084 $aHIS036060$aTRU003000$aCKB088000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBauer, Bryce T.
245 10 $aGentlemen bootleggers :$bthe true story of Templeton Rye, Prohibition, and a small town in cahoots /$cBryce T. Bauer.
264 1 $aChicago, Illinois :$bChicago Review Press,$c2014.
300 $a282 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"During Prohibition, while Al Capone was rising to worldwide prominence as Public Enemy Number One, the townspeople of rural Templeton, Iowa--population just 418--were busy with a bootlegging empire of their own. Led by Joe Irlbeck, the whip-smart and gregarious son of a Bavarian immigrant, the outfit of farmers, small merchants, and even the church Monsignor worked together to create a whiskey so excellent it was ordered by name: Templeton Rye. Gentlemen Bootleggers tells a never-before-told tale of ingenuity, bootstrapping, and perseverance in one small town, showcasing a group of immigrants who embraced the American ideals of self-reliance, dynamism, and democratic justice. It relies on previously classified Prohibition Bureau investigation files, federal court case files, extensive newspaper archive research, and a recently disclosed interview with kingpin Joe Irlbeck. Unlike other Prohibition-era tales of big-city gangsters, it provides an important reminder that bootlegging wasn't only about glory and riches, but could be in the service of a higher goal: producing the best whiskey money could buy"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"The never-before-told true story of a small town in Iowa that produced its own liquor during Prohibition"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aProhibition$zIowa$xHistory.
650 0 $aDistilling, Illicit$zIowa$xHistory.
650 0 $aWhiskey$zIowa$xHistory.
651 0 $aTempleton (Iowa)$xHistory$y20th century.
650 7 $aHISTORY / United States / 20th Century.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aTRUE CRIME / Organized Crime.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aCOOKING / Beverages / Wine & Spirits.$2bisacsh