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Gentlemen bootleggers : the true story of Templeton Rye, Prohibition, and a small town in cahoots / Bryce T. Bauer ; interior design, Jonathan Hahn map design, Chris Erichsen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bauer, Bryce T., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prohibition--Iowa--History.
- Prohibition.
- Distilling, Illicit--Iowa--History.
- Distilling, Illicit.
- Whiskey--Iowa--History.
- Whiskey.
- Templeton (Iowa)--History--20th century.
- Templeton (Iowa).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (292 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- During Prohibition, while Al Capone was rising to worldwide prominence as Public Enemy Number One, the townspeople of rural Templeton, Iowa-population just 418-were busy with a bootlegging empire of their own. Led by Joe Irlbeck, the whip-smart and gregarious son of a Bavarian immigrant, the outfit of farmers, small merchants, and even the church Monsignor worked together to create a whiskey so excellent it was ordered by name: Templeton Rye. Gentlemen Bootleggers tells a never-before-told tale of ingenuity, bootstrapping, and perseverance in one small town, showcasing a group of immigrants wh
- Contents:
- ""Front Cover ""; ""Front Flip""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents ""; ""Map of West Central Iowa ""; ""Chapter 1: June 16, 1931""; ""Chapter 2: Eden�s Oasis""; ""Chapter 3: Patriotic Murder ""; ""Chapter 4: Steady Gaze ""; ""Chapter 5: Anyplace but the Rectory ""; ""Chapter 6: This Nefarious Business ""; ""Chapter 7: Storming Eden ""; ""Chapter 8: “The Treasure Chest� ""; ""Chapter 9: Closing in on the Golden Goose ""; ""Chapter 10: Wilson Gets the Beck ""; ""Chapter 11: Upheaval ""; ""Chapter 12: “Xmas Spirits� ""; ""Chapter 13: A Shoreless Sea ""
- ""Chapter 14: The Bootleggers� Hangover """"Epilogue ""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""On Sources and Abbreviations ""; ""Source Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Back Flip""; ""Back Cover""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61374-849-3
- OCLC:
- 881887273
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