The Bootlegger: A Story of Small-Town America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780252068447)

This extraordinary account of a struggling midwestern coal town profiles small-time bootlegger Kelly Wagle, whose mysterious career--and suspected involvement with two unsolved murder cases--had a profound and lasting impact on his community. In unraveling the process by which Colchester, Illinois, lost its grip on the American promise, John Hallwas reveals this remote corner of the Midwest as a true reflection of the quintessential American experience.


Author: John E. Hallwas
ISBN-10: 0252068440
ISBN-13: 9780252068447
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Language: English
Published: 05/13/1999
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.00w x 0.84d