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Books, Periodicals, Ephemera
Detailed Information for Seller's item number:
2673
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Rum War at Sea
Author: Willoughby, Malcolm F.
Publisher: (Washington, D.C.) (U. S. Government Printing Office) (1964)
First printing. Octavo, Full cloth, Black & White photographs, xiv, 183 pages. Condition: Near fine. Without dust jacket, as issued.
Excellent account of the Coast Guard's efforts to suppress illegal liquor traffic into the U.S. during Prohibition, 1920-1934. Much of the information is drawn from the official records of the U.S. Coast Guard at the National Archives. Chapters include: The Rising Tide; Tricks and Tactics; Along the Pacific Coast; In Southern Waters; Ships that Did Not Pass; etc. An important reference to this aspect of the underworld created by Prohibition. ALBION, p. 305 (starred item). An appendix includes information on captured vessels taken over by the Coast Guard. Bound in red cloth over boards with black and gilt stamping to spine, gilt stamped illustration to upper board, endpaper maps. Slight sun fading to spine, shallow bumps along lower joint, otherwise clean and crisp. Nautical & Maritime
Price: US$25.00. Quantity available: 1.
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AUD 24.15 | CAD 25.91 | EUR 19.38 | GBP 16.59 | JPY 2273 | MXN 278 | ZAR 250 |
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Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Toll free: 1-877-626-1363
45 West Street
Annapolis, Maryland
21401 United States
Phone: 410-626-1363, Fax: 815-425-8542
Website: http://www.backcreekbooks.biz
Email: tf@backcreekbooks.com
Seller's item number:
2673
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