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Willoughby, Malcolm F.
Rum War at Sea
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
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AUD 24.15 | CAD 25.91 | EUR 19.38 | GBP 16.59 | JPY 2,272.73 | MXN 277.78 | ZAR 250.00 |
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Item number: 2673.
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