Seattle Prohibition: Bootleggers, Rumrunners & Graft in the Queen City (American Palate) - Softcover

Holden, Bradley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1467140201 ISBN 13: 9781467140201

Publisher: The History Press, 2019

Synopsis

Prohibition consumed Seattle, igniting a war that lasted nearly twenty years and played out in the streets, waterways and even its town hall. Roy Olmstead, formerly a Seattle police officer, became the King of the Seattle Bootleggers, and Johnny Schnarr, running liquor down from Canada, helped to revolutionize the speedboat industry with his innovative rum-running ships. Frank Gatt, a south Seattle restaurateur, started the state's biggest moonshining operation. Skirting around the law, the Coast Guard and the zealous assistant director of the Seattle Prohibition Bureau, William Whitney, was no simple feat, but many rose to the challenge. Author Brad Holden tells the spectacular story of Seattle in the time of Prohibition.  Holden's book was included in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine's "Big Seattle Reading List," was chosen as one of the best non-fiction books of 2019 by the King County Library, and excepts of the book appeared as a cover story in Pacific Northwest Magazine. 

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About the Author

Brad Holden is a local historian, collector and self-proclaimed urban archaeologist who searches for historical artifacts at estate sales, flea markets and dusty old attics. He showcases these historical finds on his Instagram page, seattle_artifacts@instagram.com, as well as hosting exhibits at local venues. Brad also volunteers his time at the Edmonds Historical Museum. This is his first published book.

Edition details

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1467140201
• ISBN 13: 9781467140201
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128