| Baltimore Prohibition: Wet and Dry in the Free State Contributor(s): Walsh, Michael T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540227634 ISBN-13: 9781540227638 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - True Crime | Organized Crime - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws |
| Dewey: 363.410 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 194 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1930's - Geographic Orientation - Maryland - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Locality - Baltimore, Maryland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There was perhaps no region more opposed to Prohibition than Baltimore and Maryland. The Free State was defiant in its protest from thoroughly wet Governor Albert Ritchie to esteemed Catholic Cardinal James Gibbons. Maryland was the only state to not pass a "baby" Volstead enforcement act. Speakeasies emerged at Frostburg's Gunter Hotel and at Baltimore's famed Belvedere Hotel, whose famous owls' blinking eyes would notify its patrons if it was safe to indulge in bootleg liquor. Rumrunners were frequent on the Chesapeake Bay as bootleggers populated the city streets. Journalist H.L. Mencken, known as the "Sage of Baltimore," drew national attention criticizing the new law. Author Michael T. Walsh presents this colorful history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Walsh, Michael T.: - Michael Walsh, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, is a historian who specializes in both twentieth-century U.S. history as well as local history. Michael majored in history and received his undergraduate degree from Loyola University, Maryland. He obtained a master's degree in historical studies at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and subsequently earned his PhD at UMBC in public policy with a concentration in policy history. Michael currently teaches U.S. history as an adjunct professor at the Community College of Baltimore County and is also a grants and contracts manager at UMBC. Michael currently resides with his wife Jennifer, daughter Elizabeth and pet Australian Shepherd Mugsy in the Parkville community in Baltimore County. |