Non-Fiction: The Elusive Purple Gang by Gregory A. Fournier
Dynamic, well-written, and well-researched, Gregory gives the reader a view of one of the most intriguing periods of our time.” — Fran Briggs One century ago, on January 19, 1920, the United States embarked on what was termed, a “Noble experiment.” The aim was to prohibit the manufacture, transport, sale, and importation of alcoholic beverages within the country’s borders. With a long history of support by anti-saloon leagues and Protestant reformers, national Prohibition was intended […]