A fascinating look at the excesses and failures of Prohibition in the United States, and specifically in Michigan.
Philip P. Mason (1927-2021) was a Distinguished Professor of History at Wayne State University and director of the Archives of Labor & Urban Affairs at the Walter P. Reuther Library. He was the author of The Ambassador Bridge and the editor of Copper Country Journal, amongst other publications. Professor Mason received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan; he was awarded 2009 Historical Society of Michigan Lifetime Achievement Award.
[Mason] provides an overview of some lesser-known aspects of
Prohibition in the Michigan-Ontario border country.-- "Detroit
Sunday Journal"
A sound, informative, and immensely entertaining book about
Prohibition in Southeastern Michigan.-- "The Flint Journal"
Mason has constructed a fascinating history of the Prohibition
era.
Mason takes you back to the era when Detroit was on top of the
world, a boom town throwing off the new wealth of the auto industry
and creating a new way of life for the working class."-- "Crain's
Detroit"
Rum Running and the Roaring Twenties succeeds in capturing the
essence of the era, when flappers, urban development, fads, and
speakeasies dominated American culture.-- "Midwest Book Review"
This book provides an insightful, entertaining look at the excesses
and failures of Prohibition in the US and particularly Michigan
where popular ferry service between Windsor and Detroit provided
the perfect avenue for transportation liquor.-- "Inland Seas"
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