Wicked Albany: Lawlessness & Liquor in the Prohibition Era

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 02/01/2009
ISBN: 9781540218841
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d