King of the Bootleggers: The Rise, Fall and Betrayal of George Remus

King of the Bootleggers: The Rise, Fall and Betrayal of George Remus

Date: October 7, 2021
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Cost: Free for Museum Members or with Museum Admission
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George Remus was the biggest bootlegger of the Prohibition era, but his reign was short-lived. How did it all come crashing down around him? Author Karen Abbott tells Remus’s roller-coaster story in The Ghosts of Eden Park, tracing his rise to the top of the bootlegging racket, his imprisonment, his wife’s betrayal, and the saga’s fatal finale.

A book signing will follow the presentation.


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