Description: In Rumrunning and the Roaring Twenties, Philip P. Mason provides a fascinating look at the excesses and failures of Prohibition in the United States, and specifically in Michigan.
Brief description: Philip P. Mason is a professor of history at Wayne State University and the Director of the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Walter P. Reuther Library on the Wayne State Campus. A Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, he has written in the fields of Michigan history and labor history.
Review Quotes:
This book provides an insightful, entertaining look at the excesses and failures of Prohibition in the US and particularly Michigan where popular ferry service between Windsor and Detroit provided the perfect avenue for transportation liquor.
-- "Inland Seas"