Rum War at Sea
by Willoughby, Malcolm F
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Washington, D.C: U S Government Printing Office, 1964. 183 pages, illustrated. "The period of national prohibition which this Nation suffered between 1920 and 1934 challenged each individual American. It was also a challenge to Congress, State governments, the courts, local and State police, the clergy, customs and prohibition authorities and the U.S. Coast Guard. Never before had the power of the underworld touched, directly or indirectly, such a tremendous proportion of the U.S.citzentry..The purpose of this book is to set forth the history of the U.S. Coast Guard in its battle with the rum runners." Small tear at bottom corner of ffep. Text clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006005
- Title
- Rum War at Sea
- Author
- Willoughby, Malcolm F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- U S Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Us Coast Guard Revenue Cutter Service
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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