Prohibition in Hamtramck:: Gangsters, Gunfights & Getaways

by Greg Kowalski

Book Overview

The National Prohibition Act was no match for Hamtramck. Once a small farming village, Hamtramck grew to be a major industrial city in just a decade. With that came enormous social problems and a peculiar concept that the legality of alcohol wasn't a constraint but, rather, an opportunity. Flaunting the infamous law became a way of life in Hamtramck, where it was as easy to get a drink as an ice cream cone. Paddy McGraw proudly ran his speakeasy and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467117536
• ISBN13: 9781467117531
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.8" x 10.0"