Booze, Badboys & Bootleggers Volume 2 1921 The Year of Violence (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798991576604)

Booze, Badboys & Bootleggers Vol. 2 - (1921 The Year of ViolenceWhen Charles "Brocky" Livingston staggered out of his taxi in front of the Ogdensburg Police Station in 1921, the second year of Prohibition, the young cab driver was covered in blood.He described how a mysterious stranger had lured him to a deserted road in Lisbon, N.Y. where he was shot 3 times and faced a desperate life-and-death struggle for survival.The ensuing search for the smuggler that led investigators to Watertown and Prescott is one of over 22 stories, including:

• Smuggler's Murder Attempt On Taxi Driver Shocks Ogdensburg, Lisbon
• Massena Votes To Defund Police, Smugglers, Bootleggers Blamed
• Smuggling Trip To Prescott Ends in Mysterious Drowning
• Brenno Gang Defends Speakeasy, Beats Up Ogdensburg Police
• Federal Agent Jailed, Threatened To Shoot Canton Cop
• Famous Opium Smuggler Busted in Massena
• Brooklyn Mobster Smuggled Booze In Madrid Cheese Plant, Died In Hail Of Bullets
• Governor Miller Claimed He Ended Liquor Smuggling, Forgot To Tell Bootleggers
• Heroic Troopers Wage War Against Smugglers
• Potsdam Trooper Kills Watertown Smuggler, Gets Indicted With U.S. Customs Chief
• Second Ward Tip: Never Bring An Axe To A Holiday Dance
• Bootlegger Attempted To Kill Helpless Trooper
• Malone Demands: Remove Troopers

Author: James E. Reagen
ISBN-13: 9798991576604
Publisher: James E. Reagen
Language: English
Published: 10/26/2024
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d