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During Prohibition, while Al Capone was rising to worldwide prominence as Public Enemy Number One, the townspeople of rural Templeton, a low population of just 418, were busy with a bootlegging empire of their own. Led by Joe Irlbeck, the whip-smart and gregarious son of a Bavarian immigrant, the outfit of farmers, small merchants, and even the church Monsignor worked together to create a whiskey so excellent it was ordered by name, Templeton Rye. Gentlemen Bootleggers tells a never-before-told tale of ingenuity, bootstrapping, and perseverance in one small town, showcasing a group of immigrants who embraced the American ideals of self-reliance, dynamism, and democratic justice. It relies on previously classified Prohibition Bureau investigation files, federal court case files, extensive newspaper archive research, and a recently disclosed interview with kingpin Joe Irlbeck. Unlike other Prohibition-era tales of big-city gangsters, it provides an important reminder that bootlegging wasnt only about glory and riches, but could be in the service of a higher goal, producing the best whiskey money could buy. |
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Prohibition -- Iowa -- History.
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Distilling, Illicit -- Iowa -- History.
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Whiskey -- Iowa -- History.
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Electronic books.
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Templeton (Iowa) -- History -- 20th century.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781613748510 (electronic bk.) |
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1613748515 (electronic bk.) |
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MWT11332983 |
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