| King of the Bootleggers: A Biography of George Remus Contributor(s): Cook, William A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786436522 ISBN-13: 9780786436521 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: 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. A lifelong teetotaler, Remus nonetheless built one of the nation's largest illegal liquor empires with little regard to disguises or secrecy. This biography tells the complete story of Remuss private life and public persona, focusing especially on the turbulent rise and fall of his bootlegging kingdom. An introductory chapter provides an overview of Remuss early life and initial careers in pharmacy and law. Subsequent chapters focus on his bootlegging career, including his overwhelmingly successful early business ventures, his 1922 bootlegging conviction, his murder of wife Imogene (after she had a well-publicized affair with prohibition agent Franklin Dodge), and Remuss subsequent trial for her murder. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws - True Crime | Organized Crime - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008013226 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.26" W x 8.99" (0.71 lbs) 225 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: 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. Even though he was a lifelong teetotaler, Remus built one of the nation's largest illegal liquor empires with little regard to disguises or secrecy. This biography tells the complete story of Remus' private life and public persona, focusing especially on the turbulent rise and fall of his bootlegging kingdom. It begins with an overview of Remus' early life and careers in pharmacy and law, and covers his bootlegging career, including his overwhelmingly successful early business ventures, his 1922 bootlegging conviction, his murder of wife Imogene (after she had a well-publicized affair with prohibition agent Franklin Dodge), and Remus' subsequent trial for her murder. |