Vermont Prohibition: Teetotalers, Bootleggers & Corruption

by Adam Krakowski

Overview

Vermont became the nation's second dry state in 1853. But some locals refused to comply, and inept law enforcement led to ineffective consequences. What was intended to increase wholesomeness forced a newly carved detour toward crime and corruption. Early laws, such as the Liquor Law of 1853, targeted distilled spirits while conveniently protecting cider. As regulations tightened, morals loosened. Without legalized booze, smugglers imported liquor from Canada, and bootleggers ensured that domestic speakeasies kept the liquor flowing. Crime ran so rampant that Newport, Richford and Lyndonville residents relocated to escape rum-running gangs. Join author Adam Krakowski as he discloses the tumultuous side of Vermont's temperance movement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626199309
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	05/16/2016
Series:	American Palate
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	1,110,802
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Adam Krakowski has worked at museums, historical societies, art galleries and restoration firms all over New York and New England. Adam co-authored Vermont Beer: History of A Brewing Revolution. He writes for Yankee Brewing News, a brewing industry newspaper. In 2010, he was the recipient of the Weston Cate Jr. Research Fellowship from the Vermont Historical Society on the project "A Bitter Past: Hop Farming in Nineteenth-Century Vermont."

Table of Contents

Foreword Kurt Staudter 9

Special Thanks 13

Introduction 15

1 Early Vermont 19

2 Temperance 27

3 1853 Prohibition Becomes Law 35

4 The Notorious Catherine of St. Albans 45

5 The Jug Case of 1889 51

6 Vermont Puts Beer on Trial, Literally 53

7 Enforcement, Sometimes 59

8 The 1902 Election and the Fall of Prohibition… Sort Of 69

9 A Dangerous Error 87

10 Lightning Strikes Twice 91

11 Long Live tire Queen 113

Cocktail Recipes 117

Notes 131

Index 137

About the Author 143