Prohibition and the Priest

By David Tracy

In Prohibition and the Priest David Tracy moves his characters from page to page like chess pieces. In the era of the Volstead Act he relates a well-researched true story of courage, intrigue, and betrayal that pits a righteous priest against a corrupt Catholic hierarchy, a scheming FBI, and a vicious Ku Klux Klan. Based on the life of Father Walter A. Grace, this page-turner weaves three family histories into a sobering yet entertaining work of fiction in the genre of Larry McMurtry and Malachi Martin. Only in Prohibition and the Priest can a reader find realistic interactions between an actual rum-runner, George Skelly, a young Jimmy Hoffa, a holy St. Andre Bessette, wholesome Shakers, an eccentric Babe Ruth, a cunning J. Edgar Hoover, and barbaric Klansmen. Add in a wrongly convicted priest, a beauty queen who is in love with him, and a blackmailed bishop, the reader won't want to put this book down. Cover design by Kelia Tracy

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1835637620
• ISBN13: 9781835637623
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: New Generation Publishing
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"