Prohibition in Sacramento: Moralizers & Bootleggers in the Wettest City in the Nation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540208897)

Sacramento's open opposition to Prohibition and ties to rumrunning up and down the California coast caused some to label the capital the wettest city in the nation. The era from World War I until the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment brought Sacramento storied institutions like Mather Field and delightful surprises like a thriving film industry, but it wasn't all pretty. The Ku Klux Klan, ethnic immigrant hatred and open hostility toward Catholics and Jews were dark chapters in the Prohibition era as Sacramento began to shape its modern identity. Join historian Annette Kassis on an exploration of this wet--and dry--snapshot of the River City.

Author: Annette Kassis
ISBN-10: 1540208893
ISBN-13: 9781540208897
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 162
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d