Prohibition in Sacramento
Moralizers & Bootleggers in the Wettest City in the Nation
Nonfiction, Travel, Pictorials, Art & Architecture, Photography, History
| Author: | Annette Kassis | ISBN: | 9781625846211 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | July 15, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Annette Kassis |
| ISBN: | 9781625846211 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | July 15, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
Sacramento's open opposition to Prohibition and ties to rumrunning up and down the California coast caused some to label the capital the wettest city in the nation. The era from World War I until the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment brought Sacramento storied institutions like Mather Field and delightful surprises like a thriving film industry, but it wasn't all pretty. The Ku Klux Klan, ethnic immigrant hatred and open hostility toward Catholics and Jews were dark chapters in the Prohibition era as Sacramento began to shape its modern identity. Join historian Annette Kassis on an exploration of this wet--and dry--snapshot of the River City.
Sacramento's open opposition to Prohibition and ties to rumrunning up and down the California coast caused some to label the capital the wettest city in the nation. The era from World War I until the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment brought Sacramento storied institutions like Mather Field and delightful surprises like a thriving film industry, but it wasn't all pretty. The Ku Klux Klan, ethnic immigrant hatred and open hostility toward Catholics and Jews were dark chapters in the Prohibition era as Sacramento began to shape its modern identity. Join historian Annette Kassis on an exploration of this wet--and dry--snapshot of the River City.
