Events and Activities : Prohibition in Eastern Iowa

Iowa author Linda Betsinger McCann will talk about her newly released book, Prohibition in Eastern Iowa, at Hawkins Memorial Library, 308 Main Street, La Porte City, on Tuesday, September 9, at 6 PM. Prohibition was a thirteen year period of time in U.S. history that changed many things, and affected how law enforcement is perceived in the 21st Century. Begun as a way to control drinking of alcohol, it turned into outright disregard for the law, and allowed gangsters to gain a hold on their illegal activities.

Prohibition in Eastern Iowa looks at how Prohibition affected the area in which we live. From farmers who used their corn to earn money by making alcohol from it, to bootleggers who brought in liquor from Chicago, to visits from Al Capone, to gun battles on a two-lane highway...Eastern Iowa saw it all. Interviews with people show how the normal person was swept up into the craziness. Even if you think you know about Prohibition, you will be surprised by this happening in Iowa.