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Excerpt: Echo of its Time

February 19, 2019February 15, 2019 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Echo of its Time: The History of the Federal District Court of Nebraska, 1867-1933 by John R. Wunder and Mark. R. Scherer (February 2019). During the 1920s, the man chiefly responsible for the enforcement … Continue reading Excerpt: Echo of its Time

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Excerpt: Bootleggers and Borders

August 16, 2017August 11, 2017 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Bootleggers and Borders: The Paradox of Prohibition on a Canada-U.S. Borderland (Nebraska, 2014) by Stephen T. Moore.  From Chapter 4: The Halcyon Days of Rum-Running Roy Haynes, the second U.S. commissioner of prohibition and an … Continue reading Excerpt: Bootleggers and Borders

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