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History Post-confederation (1867-)

Whisky and Ice

The Saga of Ben Kerr, Canada's Most Daring Rumrunner

by (author) C.W. Hunt

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
Jul 1996
Category
Post-Confederation (1867-), General, Social History
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550022490
    Publish Date
    Jul 1996
    List Price
    $19.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459713505
    Publish Date
    Jul 1996
    List Price
    $7.99

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Description

During the Roaring Twenties, Ben Kerr was known as the "King of the Rumrunners." The U.S. Coast Guard put him at the top of the most-wanted list and offered a reward of $5,000. But ending up in Club Fed was not Kerr’s only worry - he had to contend with Hamilton crime lords Rocco and Bessie Perri.

Whisky and Ice takes the reader back to the Prohibition era, when Canada and the United States were obsessed with "demon liquor" (not to mention the endless posturing by politicians). As Hunt aptly writes, the U.S. during Porhibition "was about as dry as the mud flats of the Mississippi at high tide."

About the author

C.W. Hunt, a former history teacher, business executive, and entrepreneur, retired from business to devote his energies to writing in 1996. He has written six books on the history of the Belleville area including Booze, Boats and Billions and Gentleman Charlie and the Lady Rum Runner. He lives in Belleville, Ontario.

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