The Diary of a Rum-Runner

By Alastair Moray

During Prohibition (1920- 1933) it was illegal in the United States to sell, manufacture, or transport liquor. It was not illegal to buy or drink it-and America was thirsty! In September 1923 Scotsman... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977372561
• ISBN13: 9780977372560
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Flat Hammock Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"

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A must-read!

Alistair Moray recorded eleven months of his life as a rum smuggler between 1923 and 1924. Moray was recruited in Glasgow, Scotland, to be a crewmember on a rum ship that brought 20,000 cases of liquor to New York. On his voyage, he endured terrible storms and witnessed fistfights. Crossing the Atlantic in itself was an ordeal, but selling the cargo while evading the law was an equal challenge. Moray shares the inside tricks of smuggling, such as secret codes and price setting, giving the reader a glimpse of the dangerous, highly-corrupt world of the rum-runner. If this subject interests you, then you should read the newest book on the subject: Alcohol, Boat Chases, and Shootouts! How the U.S. Coast Guard and Customs Fought Rum Smugglers and Pirates (Part I: 1919-1924)