{"product_id":"booze-badboys-bootleggers-james-e-reagen-9781088078600","title":"Booze, Badboys \u0026 Bootleggers: North Country Tales Grandpa Never Told You","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat Grandpa Never Told You... A Lot of Northern New York Families Made a Shady Living As Smugglers, Bootleggers, and Booze Runners During Prohibition \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1920 - First Year of Prohibition: A Watertown police officer leaped from a moving taxi onto a fleeing car to arrest Massena bootleggers. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFederal agents raided Ogdensburg by land and sea to crack down on rum-running. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Potsdam ministers helped federal agents conduct righteous speakeasy raids. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOgdensburg's Fred Lassail: Bootlegger and Dad. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA high-speed chase down the streets of Massena led to the arrest of Potsdam bootleggers. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Ogdensburg mayoral candidate defended the city's leading speakeasy owner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12,000 quarts of liquor were seized on a ship docked at Cardinal, Ontario by Prescott Customs agents after the booze showed up in Ogdensburg. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn ALCOA crane operator's suicide in Massena was blamed on bootlegging, smuggling, and gambling. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGouverneur's Fred Scozzafava crashed into the New York Central train in DeKalb while hauling a load of smuggled booze. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOgdensburg's Joseph Rish's colorful career as a speakeasy owner. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurglars robbed the U.S. Customs House for Booze at Rouses Point. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCranberry Lake, Norfolk, Pyrites, and others raided. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFederal G-Men Led Raids Across Northern New York.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James E. Reagen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1088078605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781088078600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e James E. Reagen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"James E. Reagen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44132952637695,"sku":"9781088078600","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61ba5a03-59e8-495d-8ee3-5261fdb1bd98.jpg?v=1687483236","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/booze-badboys-bootleggers-james-e-reagen-9781088078600","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}