Prohibition in Washington, D.C. How Dry We Weren’t
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Full Title

Prohibition in Washington, D.C. How Dry We Weren\'t
Author(s)

Garrett Peck
Edition
ISBN

9781614230892, 9781609492366
Publisher

The History Press (ORIM)
Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Even in the city where the Eighteenth Amendment was passed, the party went on—a history of bootleggers and speakeasies in the nation’s capital.   Despite the passage of the Volstead Act, it was estimated that in 1929, bootleggers brought twenty-two thousand gallons of whiskey, moonshine, and other spirits into Washington, DC’s speakeasies—every week.   The bathtub gin-swilling capital dwellers made the most of Prohibition. This rollicking history brims with stories of vice—topped off with vintage cocktail recipes and garnished with a walking tour of former speakeasies. Discover an underground city ruled not by organized crime but by amateur bootleggers, where publicly teetotaling congressmen could get a stiff drink behind House office doors and the African American community of U Street was humming with a new sound called jazz.   Includes photos!

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