Whispering Wires: The Tragic Tale of an American Bootlegger

Whispering Wires: The Tragic Tale of an American Bootlegger Philip Metcalfe has described his role as an author as that of a 'painter who endows a lost world with the personality and the dailiness it once possessed.' In Whispering Wires, Metcalfe tells the story of Roy Olmstead, one of the principal bootleggers in Prohibition-era Seattle, and the first major federal court case concerning the use of wiretaps. He writes, 'Set into motion then was a constellation of conditions that no one could have foretold. Prohibition had produced a shadow universe governed by an aberrant moral algebra.' This historical narrative follows the city officials, Prohibition agents, and rumrunners who chased, evaded, and double-crossed each other during one of Seattle's most thrilling eras. Autor: Philip Metcalfe Wydawnictwo: Amy Ross Rok wydania: 2021 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 370 Wymiary: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9780578980225