| The Bootlegger: A Story of Small-Town America Contributor(s): Hallwas, John E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252068440 ISBN-13: 9780252068447 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1999 Annotation: The true story of a struggling midwestern coal town and the small-time bootlegger Kelly Wagle, whose mysterious career -- and suspected involvement with two unsolved murder cases -- had a profound and lasting impact on his community. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6" W x 8.94" (1.10 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Illinois |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This extraordinary account of a struggling midwestern coal town profiles small-time bootlegger Kelly Wagle, whose mysterious career--and suspected involvement with two unsolved murder cases--had a profound and lasting impact on his community. In unraveling the process by which Colchester, Illinois, lost its grip on the American promise, John Hallwas reveals this remote corner of the Midwest as a true reflection of the quintessential American experience. |
