
Wicked Albany
Lawlessness & Liquor in the Prohibition Era
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published on 1. February 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-59629-493-6 (ISBN)
Description
Albany, New York, experienced massive upheaval when the Volstead Act of 1919 established Prohibition. Crime already proliferated in the capital of the Empire State, with rival political machines stooping to corruption and the mob with their heavy-handed powers of persuasion. As it did nationwide, Prohibition in Albany served merely to force alcohol-related commerce underground and lawlessness and violence to the forefront of city activity.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59629-493-6 (9781596294936)
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E-Book
02/2009
The History Press
€14.49
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Persons
Frankie Bailey, criminal justice professor and crime historian, and noted sociologist and criminal justice activist Alice Green chronicle this evolution of iniquity in Albany, relying on archival records and examining the greater social impact of the city's moral dissolution. Whether you're looking for sociological analysis or pure guilty pleasure, you'll find it in Wicked Albany.