EPISODE · Sep 3, 2019 · 13H 8M
The Bourbon King by Bob Batchelor
from Dive Into A Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook On Your Commute. · host Bob Batchelor
https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/93064 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bourbon King Author: Bob Batchelor Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: mp3 Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins Release date: 09-03-19 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 43 ratings Genres: Organized Crime Publisher's Summary: October 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the Volstead Act, which put the enforcement teeth into Prohibition. But the law didn't stop George Remus from cornering the boozy, illegal liquor marketplace and amassing a fortune that eclipsed $200 million (the equivalent of $4.75 billion today). As eminent documentarian Ken Burns proclaimed, "Remus was to bootlegging what Rockefeller was to oil." Author Bob Batchelor has unearthed a treasure trove of untapped historical archives to cover the life, times, and crimes of the man who ran the largest bootlegging operation in America.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/93064 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bourbon King Author: Bob Batchelor Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: mp3 Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins Release date: 09-03-19 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 43 ratings Genres: Organized Crime Publisher's Summary: October 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the Volstead Act, which put the enforcement teeth into Prohibition. But the law didn't stop George Remus from cornering the boozy, illegal liquor marketplace and amassing a fortune that eclipsed $200 million (the equivalent of $4.75 billion today). As eminent documentarian Ken Burns proclaimed, "Remus was to bootlegging what Rockefeller was to oil." Author Bob Batchelor has unearthed a treasure trove of untapped historical archives to cover the life, times, and crimes of the man who ran the largest bootlegging operation in America.
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