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21) Rumrunner: the life and times of Johnny Schnarr

Author

Parker, Marion

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x, 211, [2] pages : maps ; 22 cm

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Johnny Schnarr, age 93 when he told these stories, reminisces about the years he carried cargoes of illegal liquor from British Columbia to Washington State during Prohibition.

22) Sweet Mercy

Author

Tatlock, Ann

Formats

eAudiobook, Large Print

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When Eve discovers her uncle's bootlegging operation, she struggles with condemning the activity, even though she knows it violates Prohibition law, as it is her family's only means of earning income after her father is laid off.

23) Lawless

Pub. Date

[2012]

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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Based on the true story of the infamous Bondurant brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic outlaw tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant's family, the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation's most notorious crime wave.

24) The untouchables

Pub. Date

c2004

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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A larger-than-life depiction of Al Capone, the warlord who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago ... and Eliot Ness, the law enforcer who vowed to bring him down. In this classic confrontation between good and evil, Ness learns, with the help of a cop named Malone, how to beat the mob by shooting fast and shooting first.

25) Prohibition

Pub. Date

[2011]

Physical Desc

3 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

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This videodisc explores the extraordinary story of what happens when a freedom-loving nation outlaws the sale of intoxicating liquor, and the disastrous unintended consequences that follow. The utterly relevant cautionary tale raises profound questions about the proper role of government and the limits of legislating morality. When the country goes dry in 1920, after a century of debate, millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight....

26) Boardwalk empire: season 1

Pub. Date

p2012

Physical Desc

1 videodiscs (ca. 146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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Boardwalk Empire begins in Atlantic City in 1920. It is the eve of Prohibition, and county treasurer Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Steve Buscemi) is looking to cash in. As the undisputed "Boss" of Atlantic City, Nucky leads a double life as a politician and bootlegger ; Prohibition may have outlawed alcohol, but in Nucky's world it has opened up highly lucrative opportunities for gangsters and rumrunners looking to provide "liquid gold" for a thirsty nation....