Gentlemen bootleggers : the true story of Templeton Rye, Prohibition, and a small town in cahoots / Bryce T. Bauer.
"During Prohibition, while Al Capone was rising to worldwide prominence as Public Enemy Number One, the townspeople of rural Templeton, Iowa--population just 428--were busy with a bootlegging empire of their own. Led by Joe Irlbeck, the whip-smart and gregarious son of a Bavarian immigrant, the outfit of farmers, small merchants, and even the church Monsignor worked together to create a whiskey so excellent it was ordered by name: Templeton Rye. Gentlemen Bootleggers tells a never-before-told tale of ingenuity, bootstrapping, and perseverance in one small town, showcasing a group of immigrants who embraced the American ideals of self-reliance, dynamism, and democratic justice. It relies on previously classified Prohibition Bureau investigation files, federal court case files, extensive newspaper archive research, and a recently disclosed interview with kingpin Joe Irlbeck. Unlike other Prohibition-era tales of big-city gangsters, it provides an important reminder that bootlegging wasn't only about glory and riches, but could be in the service of a higher goal: producing the best whiskey money could buy"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781613748480
- ISBN: 1613748485
- Physical Description: 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2014]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-276) and index. |
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Subject: | Prohibition > Iowa > History. Distilling, Illicit > Iowa > History. Whiskey > Iowa > History. Templeton (Iowa) > History > 20th century. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | 364.1 BAU 2014 (Text) | 0002204606079 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |