Prohibition in Hamtramck: Gangsters, Gunfights & Getaways (American Palate) 9781625855503, 2015946489

The National Prohibition Act was no match for Hamtramck. Once a small farming village, Hamtramck grew to be a major indu

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Prohibition in Hamtramck: Gangsters, Gunfights & Getaways (American Palate)
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Master story teller Marc Mappen applies a generational perspective to the gangsters of the Prohibition era—men born in t

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This book introduces the intrepid temperance advocates who formed America's longest-living minor political party -

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The stories of Louisville's best-remembered restaurants are chock-full of legendary locations, huge personalities a

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St. Louis has an appetite for sure. The places that made it that way have fascinating tales of hard work and good flavor

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Founded in 1798, Hamtramck shrank in size even as it grew in population. Stuffing tens of thousands of people in 2.1 squ

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In 1933 Americans did something they had never done before: they voted to repeal an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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Author John Howard-Fusco traces the roots of Cape May's delectable dishes and recipes from long ago to the modern d

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