| Wicked Albany: Lawlessness & Liquor in the Prohibition Era Contributor(s): Bailey, Frankie Y. (Author), Green, Alice P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540218848 ISBN-13: 9781540218841 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | United States - 20th Century - True Crime |
| Dewey: 364.109 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.76 lbs) 130 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1930's - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Locality - Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Albany, New York, experienced massive upheaval when the Volstead Act of 1919 established Prohibition. Crime already proliferated in the capital of the Empire State, with rival political machines stooping to corruption and the mob with their heavy-handed powers of persuasion. As it did nationwide, Prohibition in Albany served merely to force alcohol-related commerce underground and lawlessness and violence to the forefront of city activity. |