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Seattle Prohibition: Bootleggers, Rumrunners and Graft in the Queen City
Contributor(s): Holden, Brad (Author), Barros, Paul de (Foreword by)
ISBN: 1467140201     ISBN-13: 9781467140201
Publisher: History Press
OUR PRICE:   $19.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2019
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa)
- True Crime | Organized Crime
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical
Dewey: 364.173
LCCN: 2018966320
Series: American Palate
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Locality - Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wa
- Geographic Orientation - Washington
- Chronological Period - 1920's
- Chronological Period - 1930's
 
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Publisher Description:
Prohibition consumed Seattle, igniting a war that lasted nearly twenty years and played out in the streets, waterways and even town hall. Roy Olmstead, formerly a Seattle police officer, became the King of the Seattle Bootleggers, and Johnny Schnarr, runn

Contributor Bio(s): Holden, Brad: - Brad Holden is a local historian, collector and self-proclaimed urban archaeologist who searches for historical artifacts at estate sales, flea markets and dusty old attics. He showcases these historical finds on his Instagram page, seattle_artifacts@instagram.com, as well as hosting exhibits at local venues. Brad also volunteers his time at the Edmonds Historical Museum. This is his first published book.