The Bourbon King: The Life and Crimes of George Remus, Prohibition's Evil Genius

by Bob Batchelor

Book Overview

On the 100th anniversary of The Volstead Act taking effect comes the epic, definitive story of the man who cracked the Prohibition system and helped inspire The Great Gatsby.

" Batchelor] makes this flashy bootlegger sound like a folk hero...Behold the king." -New York Times Book Review

"It's all here: murder, mayhem-and high-priced hooch." -David Pietrusza, author of 1920

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1635767385
• ISBN13: 9781635767384
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Diversion Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.7"