Wicked Albany: Lawlessness & Liquor in the Prohibition Era (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781596294936)

Albany, New York, experienced massive upheaval when the Volstead Act of 1919 established Prohibition. Crime already proliferated in the capital of the Empire State, with rival political machines stooping to corruption and the mob with their heavy-handed powers of persuasion. As it did nationwide, Prohibition in Albany served merely to force alcohol-related commerce underground and lawlessness and violence to the forefront of city activity.

Author: Frankie Y. Bailey, Alice P. Green
ISBN-10: 1596294930
ISBN-13: 9781596294936
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2009
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.06w x 0.37d