Rum-runners and Renegades
Whisky Wars of the Pacific Northwest, 1917-2012
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2013
- Category
- Social History, General, Pacific Northwest
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781927527252
- Publish Date
- Apr 2013
- List Price
- $9.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781927527276
- Publish Date
- May 2013
- List Price
- $7.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 11
- Grade: 6
Description
On October 1, 1917, prohibition came into effect in the province of British Columbia. Washington and Oregon had gone dry the previous year. The ban on liquor sales led to deadly conflict and legal chaos in the Pacific Northwest, and the legacy of those “booze battles” continues into the 21st century.
Rich Mole introduced readers to West Coast prohibition’s pioneer years in Scoundrels and Saloons: Whisky Wars of the Pacific Northwest, 1840–1917. In Rum-runners and Renegades, he recounts the wild and wacky—and sometimes tragic—results of later prohibition laws through the exploits of both prohibitionists and prohibition-busters, among them Jonathan Rogers, a wealthy Vancouver builder and prohibition leader; the Billingsley brothers, a quartet of handsome bootleggers from Seattle; and enterprising Johnny Schnarr, Victoria’s number-one rum-runner. From vicious marine hijackers and bedeviled police to corrupt politicians and frustrated drinkers on both sides of the border, this is an action-filled account of liquor and lawlessness on the West Coast.
About the author
British Columbia-born author Rich Mole has enjoyed an eclectic communications career, as a former broadcaster, a freelance journalist, and, for 20 years, the president of a successful Vancouver Island advertising agency. A lifelong fascination with history has fuelled his desire to write about the times and people of Canada's past. Rich now makes his home in Calgary, Alberta.
Editorial Reviews
“This is a companion volume to Mole’s Scoundrels and Saloons: Whisky Wars of the Pacific Northwest, 1840-1917, which was published last fall. Together, the two books shine a new light on attitudes to alcohol consumption through almost two centuries of British Columbia’s history.” —Dave Obee, Times Colonist
"This entertaining and informative book in the Amazing Stories series is a rollicking look at the days of prohibition on the Pacific Northwest Coast." — BC Books for BC Schools
Librarian Reviews
Rum-Runners and Renegades: Whisky Wars of the Pacific Northwest, 1917-2012
This entertaining and informative book in the Amazing Stories series is a rollicking look at the days of prohibition on the Pacific Northwest Coast. The author explores for why temperance was deemed necessary and how it was both enforced and opposed. Plenty of action is included as bootleggers, liquor pirates and politicians play both sides and prohibition laws were upheld with home invasions and violence. Despite the consequences, there was huge money to be made in manufacturing, procuring and distributing the outlawed drink. Tales of murder, scandal and greased palms became the order of the day. The government's lack of skill in liquor management ensured bootlegging continued to flourish.Caution: Includes descriptions of fights, shoot-outs and murders.
Source: The Association of Book Publishers of BC. BC Books for BC Schools. 2013-2014.
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