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Rum Run

2014-11-04 Fiction
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Release : 2014-11-04
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 552/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Rum Run by : R. C. Durkee

Download or read book Rum Run written by R. C. Durkee. This book was released on 2014-11-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AT FIRST IT WAS THE MONEY, THEN IT BECAME REVENGE. Summer, 1928, Rusty loses his job as a Lake Erie tugboat deckhand and can no longer afford his charter boat business. Out of work, out of hope and with a family to feed, he desperately turns to hauling grape juice for the mysterious Trapani clan despite his suspicions. After several successful trips, Al Trapani offers him an opportunity to run illegal alcohol from Canada. Rusty reluctantly agrees to try it just once. As Rusty slips into the underground world of rum running, he comes to realize he is losing far more than his principles-he is jeopardizing his marriage and his life. But getting out is not easy. Hunted by a sadistic renegade Coast Guard captain, Rusty soon finds himself in the captain's crosshair, forcing him to challenge not only his principles, but his perception of good and evil. The 1920s roar to life as Rusty's rum running legend grows. "With intense description and characters you'll love (or hate), R. C. Durkee holds readers on course and breezing through this engaging tale of love, wickedness, revenge and morality."-Rick Porrello, author of 'To Kill the Irishman, ' 'Best true-life crime caper since Goodfellas-San Francisco Examiner.' ..".a believable plot based on historical fact...brings history and events to life through Rusty's eyes and experiences. It's all these elements, wound into a satisfying and realistic story line backed by historical fact, that make Rum Run a winning account."-D. Donovan, Senior eBook Reviewer, Midwest Book Review. ..".a hit with boaters, Lyman owners and anyone who loves a good read."-Heidi Langer, Program Manager, LBOA.

Smuggler's Cove

2016-06-07 Cooking
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Release : 2016-06-07
Genre : Cooking
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Book Rating : 332/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Smuggler's Cove by : Martin Cate

Download or read book Smuggler's Cove written by Martin Cate. This book was released on 2016-06-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin and Rebecca Cate, founders and owners of Smuggler’s Cove (the most acclaimed tiki bar of the modern era) take you on a colorful journey into the lore and legend of tiki: its birth as an escapist fantasy for Depression-era Americans; how exotic cocktails were invented, stolen, and re-invented; Hollywood starlets and scandals; and tiki’s modern-day revival, in this James Beard Award-winning cocktail book. Featuring more than 100 delicious recipes (original and historic), plus a groundbreaking new approach to understanding rum, Smuggler’s Cove is the magnum opus of the contemporary tiki renaissance. Whether you’re looking for a new favorite cocktail, tips on how to trick out your home tiki grotto, help stocking your bar with great rums, or inspiration for your next tiki party, Smuggler’s Cove has everything you need to transform your world into a Polynesian Pop fantasia. Make yourself a Mai Tai, put your favorite exotica record on the hi-fi, and prepare to lose yourself in the fantastical world of tiki, one of the most alluring—and often misunderstood—movements in American cultural history.

Rum Running and the Roaring Twenties

2024-05-14 History
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Release : 2024-05-14
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 050/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Rum Running and the Roaring Twenties by : Philip P. Mason

Download or read book Rum Running and the Roaring Twenties written by Philip P. Mason. This book was released on 2024-05-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at the excesses and failures of Prohibition in the United States, and specifically in Michigan. On January 17, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment took effect in the United States, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, use, or importation of alcoholic beverages. Yet the resulting peace and tranquility predicted never materialized. The Prohibition experiment failed dismally in the United States, and nowhere worse than in Michigan. The state's close proximity to Canada, where large amounts of liquor were manufactured, made it a major center for the smuggling and sale of illegal alcohol. Although federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies attempted to stop the flow of liquor into Michigan, an astounding seventy-five percent of all illegal liquor brought into the United States was transported across the Detroit River from Canada. Using police and court records, newspaper accounts, and interviews with those who lived during the time, Philip P. Mason has constructed a fascinating history of life in Michigan during Prohibition. He regales readers with stories of the bungled efforts by officials at every level to control the smuggling and sale of illegal alcohol. Most entertaining are the creative smuggling efforts undertaken by citizens of all walks of life-the poor, middle class, and affluent, upstanding citizens and organized criminals and gang members. By 1928 Prohibition was a major issue in the presidential campaign. In 1933, with the support of President Franklin Roosevelt, Michigan's governor William Comstock, and other leaders, the Twenty-first Amendment was passed, repealing Prohibition. Michigan was the first state to ratify the amendment on April 10, 1933, and soon the Detroit River was returned to pleasure boats and fishing and commercial vessels whose holds no longer carried illegal liquor.

The Confessions of a Rum-runner

1928 Drinking of alcoholic beverages
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Release : 1928
Genre : Drinking of alcoholic beverages
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Book Synopsis The Confessions of a Rum-runner by : Eric Sherbrooke Walker

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Run Hobble Rum Run

2015-12-18
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Release : 2015-12-18
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Book Rating : 599/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Run Hobble Rum Run by : Evan Fiedler

Download or read book Run Hobble Rum Run written by Evan Fiedler. This book was released on 2015-12-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Run Hobble Rum Run is a true journey turned conversation about pain, injury, heat, exhaustion, running, drinking rum, love and life. The intent of this release is to laugh, inspire and share real challenges during excursions when the unexpected becomes the norm. You might trip and fall but you will be snickering on your way down. This content includes adult (18 and over) humor and experiences. It is the first volume in the One Goal One Race series.

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