Seattle Prohibition: Bootleggers, Rumrunners and Graft in the Queen City Contributor(s): Holden, Brad (Author), Barros, Paul de (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1467140201 ISBN-13: 9781467140201 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
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 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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. |