{"product_id":"the-bourbon-king-bob-batchelor-9781635767384","title":"The Bourbon King: The Life and Crimes of George Remus, Prohibition's Evil Genius","description":"\u003cb\u003eOn the 100th anniversary of The Volstead Act taking effect comes the epic, definitive story of the man who cracked the Prohibition system and helped inspire \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"[Batchelor] makes this flashy bootlegger sound like a folk hero...Behold the king.\" -\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"It's all here: murder, mayhem-and high-priced hooch.\" -David Pietrusza, author of \u003ci\u003e1920\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In October 1919, Congress gave teeth to Prohibition. But the law didn't stop George Remus from amassing a fortune equivalent to billions today. As one journalist put it, \"Remus was to bootlegging what Rockefeller was to oil.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Bourbon King\u003c\/i\u003e breathes life into America's largest illegal booze operation-greater than that of Al Capone-and a man considered the best criminal defense lawyer of his era. Remus cracked the system by purchasing an empire of distilleries on Kentucky's \"Bourbon Trail\" and using his other profession, as a pharmacist, to profit off legal loopholes. He stole, bribed, and partied, a roaring lifestyle epitomizing the Jazz Age over which he ruled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That is, before he came crashing down in one of American history's most sensational murder cases in: a cheating wife, the G-man who seduced her and jailed Remus, and the plunder of a Bourbon Empire. Remus murdered his wife in cold blood and then shocked a nation, winning his freedom based on a condition he invented-temporary maniacal insanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Love, murder, political intrigue, mountains of cash, and rivers of bourbon...the tale of George Remus is a grand spectacle, and a lens into the dark heart of Prohibition and the mastermind behind one of its richest rackets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Larger-than-life characters take the reins of this story, a rip-roaring good time for any American history buff or true-crime fan.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Batchelor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635767385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635767384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Diversion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Bob Batchelor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047216902399,"sku":"9781635767384","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_079b7971-7843-4826-a2a8-4ab884401838.jpg?v=1684988929","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bourbon-king-bob-batchelor-9781635767384","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}