Wicked Danville:: Liquor and Lawlessness in a Southside Virginia City
(Part of the Wicked Series Series)
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Prostitution, gambling, moonshine and drugs could all be found behind closed the closed doors of Danville, VA from 1919 to 1933. During Prohibition, the Law and Order League," of Danville was, of course, "dry," but the city's mayor was personally was known to be "personally wet," and in 1911 citizens were shocked to discover that the police chief was a fugitive from a murder conviction in Georgia. That same period saw lynching, murders and the wreck...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1609490371
ISBN13:9781609490379
Release Date:April 2011
Publisher:History Press
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.72 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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