A Thousand Thirsty Beaches

Smuggling Alcohol from Cuba to the South during Prohibition

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
Cover of the book A Thousand Thirsty Beaches by Lisa Lindquist Dorr, The University of North Carolina Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Lisa Lindquist Dorr ISBN: 9781469643281
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: October 3, 2018
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Lisa Lindquist Dorr
ISBN: 9781469643281
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: October 3, 2018
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

Lisa Lindquist Dorr tells the story of the vast smuggling network that brought high-end distilled spirits and, eventually, other cargoes (including undocumented immigrants) from Great Britain and Europe through Cuba to the United States between 1920 and the end of Prohibition. Because of their proximity to liquor-exporting islands, the numerous beaches along the southern coast presented ideal landing points for smugglers and distribution points for their supply networks. From the warehouses of liquor wholesalers in Havana to the decks of rum runners to transportation networks heading northward, Dorr explores these operations, from the people who ran the trade to the determined efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard and other law enforcement agencies to stop liquor traffic on the high seas, in Cuba, and in southern communities. In the process, she shows the role smuggling played in creating a more transnational, enterprising, and modern South.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Lisa Lindquist Dorr tells the story of the vast smuggling network that brought high-end distilled spirits and, eventually, other cargoes (including undocumented immigrants) from Great Britain and Europe through Cuba to the United States between 1920 and the end of Prohibition. Because of their proximity to liquor-exporting islands, the numerous beaches along the southern coast presented ideal landing points for smugglers and distribution points for their supply networks. From the warehouses of liquor wholesalers in Havana to the decks of rum runners to transportation networks heading northward, Dorr explores these operations, from the people who ran the trade to the determined efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard and other law enforcement agencies to stop liquor traffic on the high seas, in Cuba, and in southern communities. In the process, she shows the role smuggling played in creating a more transnational, enterprising, and modern South.

More books from The University of North Carolina Press

Cover of the book Black Neighbors by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Cover of the book "Redneck Woman" and the Gendered Poetics of Class Rebellion by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Cover of the book Southeastern Geographer by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Cover of the book Untidy Origins by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Cover of the book Journal of the Civil War Era by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Cover of the book A Crisis of Community by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Cover of the book The Bar and the Old Bailey, 1750-1850 by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Cover of the book Remembering the Modoc War by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Cover of the book Social Life, Local Politics, and Nazism by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Cover of the book The Inner Islands by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Cover of the book Winning the Third World by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Cover of the book Until the Last Man Comes Home by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Cover of the book Working-Class War by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Cover of the book Constructing Bangladesh by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Cover of the book Confederate Women and Yankee Men by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy