Description: Prohibition in Cape May County by Raymond Rebmann With its proximity to Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore, Cape May County was a perfect location for lawbreakers during Prohibition. Rumrunners operating along the Atlantic Seaboard and Delaware Bay teamed up with backwoods bootleggers to make Cape May County a bustling center of the eras illegal liquor business. It seemed as if every house around Ottens Harbor in Wildwood was a speakeasy. Bill McCoy would sail from the Caribbean to Jersey with undiluted rum, gaining praise as the "real McCoy." When authorities eventually shut down Cape Mays Rum Row, the production of Jersey Lightning just moved to the Pine Barrens. Local historian Raymond Rebmann reveals how Cape May County turned from a sleepy beach community to a smugglers paradise in the 1920s. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Raymond Rebmann is retired after thirty years with the New Jersey Department of Labor and now works as a curator for the Old School House Museum in Dennisville, New Jersey. A reporter and columnist for twenty years for the Cape May County Herald newspaper, he has also authored several books, including Dennis Township (Arcadia), How Can You Give Up that Adorable Puppy (Unlimited Publishing) and Jersey Devil, Cursed Unfortunate (MuseItUp). His children grown and moved on, he lives in a log cabin in the woods of South Seaville with his wife, dog, cat and horse. In addition to writing, beachcombing and gardening, he is a determined home brewer with an experimental bent. Long Description With its proximity to Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore, Cape May County was a perfect location for lawbreakers during Prohibition. Rumrunners operating along the Atlantic Seaboard and Delaware Bay teamed up with backwoods bootleggers to make Cape May County a bustling center of the eras illegal liquor business. It seemed as if every house around Ottens Harbor in Wildwood was a speakeasy. Bill McCoy would sail from the Caribbean to Jersey with undiluted rum, gaining praise as the "real McCoy." When authorities eventually shut down Cape Mays Rum Row, the production of Jersey Lightning just moved to the Pine Barrens. Local historian Raymond Rebmann reveals how Cape May County turned from a sleepy beach community to a smugglers paradise in the 1920s. Details ISBN1540240215 Author Raymond Rebmann Short Title Prohibition in Cape May County Pages 194 Language English Year 2019 ISBN-10 1540240215 ISBN-13 9781540240217 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2019-08-19 Subtitle Wetter Than the Atlantic Publisher History Press Library Editions Imprint History Press Library Editions Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:128997855;
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