Prohibition in the Napa Valley
Synopsis
To a region flush with the success of alcohol, Prohibition was a sobering thought. Against the backdrop of national events, author Lin Weber introduces a cast of Napa Valley's leading citizens, embroiled in a fight for their livelihood with temperance champions and federal agents. Theodore Bell filed a Hail Mary suit to stop California's ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment. Vintner Georges de Latour made money hand over fist on altar wine. The Nichelini winery hid a cache of contraband under the floorboards, and the Blaufuss Brewery avoided prosecution when the law turned a blind eye. Join Weber as she relates a wry tale of cherished vines, widespread corruption and alcohol-inspired mayhem during a time when "morality" tightened the noose around Napa's prized alcohol industry.
- Derechos de autor:
- 2013 Lin Weber
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781625845429
- Publisher:
- Arcadia Publishing Inc.
- Date of Addition:
- 2016-06-17T04:45:30Z
- Idioma:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.