Delaware Prohibition

Delaware Prohibition
ISBN-10
1467147443
ISBN-13
9781467147446
Category
History
Language
English
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Author
Michael J. Morgan

Description

The stock market crash and the Great Depression ended dry laws and brought about the resurrection of Barleycorn. Local author Michael Morgan recounts the dramatic tales of this unique period of Delaware history.

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