Smugglers, bootleggers, and scofflaws : New York City and prohibition /

Lawson, Ellen NicKenzie.

Smugglers, bootleggers, and scofflaws : New York City and prohibition / Ellen NicKenzie Lawson. - Albany : Excelsior Editions, (c)2013. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Prologue -- New York's Rum Row -- Long Island, Brooklyn, Staten Island and New Jersey -- Landfall Manhattan -- The Broadway Mob -- Scofflaw City -- Unprecedented Repeal : the 21st Amendment -- Manahachtanienk -- Appendix: Selected Primary Documents.



9781461944706


Prohibition--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Crime--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Criminals--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Smugglers--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.


Electronic Books.

HV5090 / .S684 2013