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LEADER: 02028cam a22002774a 4500
001 2007006602
003 DLC
005 20080103165608.0
008 070215s2007 oruab b 001 0beng
010 $a 2007006602
020 $a9781592992522 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us-wa
050 00 $aHV5090.S43$bM48 2007
082 00 $a364.1/33$222
100 1 $aMetcalfe, Philip.
245 10 $aWhispering wires :$bthe tragic tale of an American bootlegger /$cby Philip Metcalfe.
260 $aPortland, Or. :$bInkwater Press,$cc2007.
300 $axi, 356 p. :$bill., map ;$c23 cm.
520 $a"Details the story of Roy Olmstead, a principal rumrunner in Prohibition-era Seattle, and describes the first major federal wiretapping court case. Relates how city officials, Prohibition agents, and rumrunners chased, evaded, and double-crossed each other in 1920's Seattle. Includes map, photographs, extensive bibliography, and notes"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 345-349) and index.
505 0 $aDividing lines -- Rumrunning -- The political dentist -- Conspiracy -- The wire-tappers -- Motherships -- "Mr. Potter" -- Crossed wires -- The Arcata -- The capture of the Eva B -- "Hi Jack!" -- Radio! -- The noose tightens -- Directors of prohibition -- Rum row -- Enforcement tangle -- April's fool -- Undercover -- Woodmont Beach -- Warm up for the trial -- Wiretapping on trial -- "God save this honorable court" -- Prohibition triumphant -- Federal rivalries -- The Zev case -- Change at the top -- Death of an agent -- Investigation and trials two and three -- Every Tom, Dick, and Harry -- Confusion -- An ever-widening circle -- Mcneil Island -- The Whitney Graft case -- Aftermath.
650 0 $aProhibition$zWashington (State)$zSeattle$xHistory.
600 10 $aOlmstead, Roy$xTrials, litigation, etc.
650 0 $aWiretapping$zUnited States$xHistory.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0711/2007006602.html