{"product_id":"the-fighting-parson-rose-keefe-9780615983066","title":"The Fighting Parson: The Life of Reverend Leslie Spracklin (Canada's Eliot Ness)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e★★★ Some ministers preach...some get locked and loaded ★★★\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReverend Spracklin was a gangster's worst nightmare. Known to the press and public as the 'Fighting Parson', he and his handpicked squad of dry agents burst into the roadhouses of Essex County with pistols drawn and fists clenched.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey chased liquor-laden vehicles through dark city streets and along rough country roads, and intercepted rumrunners on the Detroit River in their high-powered speedboat, the Panther II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe minister went, often alone, into the most dangerous nightspots of 1920s Windsor, and responded to opposition by punching, not preaching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe thought nothing of carrying around a stack of blank search warrants and filling them out himself as needed. He could not be scared or bought, and he survived one assassination attempt after another. It was only when a roadhouse owner who also happened to be a long-time enemy died at his hands that the campaign was finally stopped.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis life is told in this short book.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rose Keefe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615983065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615983066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Absolute Crime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Rose Keefe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119996793087,"sku":"9780615983066","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8047380c-da7c-4fab-9307-2e243a9f75af.jpg?v=1687412012","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fighting-parson-rose-keefe-9780615983066","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}