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001 2008013226
003 DLC
005 20090831121057.0
008 080324s2008 ncua b 001 0beng
010 $a 2008013226
020 $a9780786436521 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0786436522 (softcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn173240845
035 $a(OCoLC)173240845
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050 00 $aHV6248.R4$bC66 2008
082 00 $a364.1/33$aB$222
100 1 $aCook, William A.
245 10 $aKing of the bootleggers :$ba biography of George Remus /$cWilliam A. Cook.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2008.
300 $avii, 217 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 201-208) and index.
505 0 $aRemus 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.
520 $a"As a pharmacist turned lawyer turned master prohibition era bootlegger, George Remus is now remembered as one of the most notorious figures of the American prohibition. This biography tells the complete story of Remus's private life and public persona, focusing especially on the turbulent rise and fall of his bootlegging kingdom"--Provided by publisher.
600 10 $aRemus, George,$d1876-1952.
650 0 $aCriminals$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aProhibition$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aLiquor industry$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aDistilling, Illicit$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aSmuggling$zUnited States$xHistory.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0814/2008013226.html