{"product_id":"crusaders-gangsters-and-whiskey-prohibition-in-memphis-9781496820044","title":"Crusaders  Gangsters  and Whiskey: Prohibition in Memphis","description":"\u003cp\u003eProhibition  with all its crime  corruption  and cultural upheaval  ran its course after thirteen years in most of the rest of the country--but not in Memphis  where it lasted thirty years. Patrick ODaniel takes a fresh look at those responsible for the rise and fall of Prohibition  its effect on Memphis  and the impact events in the city made on the rest of the state and country.  Prohibition remains perhaps the most important issue to affect Memphis after the Civil War. It affected politics  religion  crime  the economy  and health  along with race and class. In Memphis  bootlegging bore a particular character shaped by its urban environment and the rural background of the citys inhabitants. Religious fundamentalists and the Ku Klux Klan supported Prohibition  while the rebellious youth of the Jazz Age fought against it. Poor and working-class people took the brunt of Prohibition  while the wealthy skirted the law. Like the War on Drugs today  African Americans  immigrants  and poor whites made easy targets for law enforcement due to their lack of resources and effective legal counsel.  Based on news reports and documents  ODaniels lively account distills long-forgotten gangsters  criminal organizations  and crusaders whose actions shaped the character of Memphis well into the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646942994485,"sku":"ByrdShop_1496820045","price":68.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781496820044.jpg?v=1781682680","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/crusaders-gangsters-and-whiskey-prohibition-in-memphis-9781496820044","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}