Prohibition era (6 risultati)

Condizione: Very Good. 8 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 15 x 24 cms. Category: National Review; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condizione: Fine. February 1, 1971., 1971. Fine. - Over 35 words typed on his 1-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide personal stationery. The historian John Toland writes to his friend Jean Dalrymple that he and his family are leaving in a couple of days: "We would love to have lunch with you. But it will have to wait awhile. We're leaving in two days for California and then Japan - and Germany. We'll be back in May and will phone you." Signed "John T." Folded for mailing, else fine. The American writer and historian John Toland (1912-2004) is best known for his biography of Adolf Hitler and his history of World War II-era Japan, "The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936�1945" for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. Toland was also the author of "The Dillinger Boys", an account of the depression-era bank robbers and gangsters, and "Infamy: Pearl Harbor and Its Aftermath" The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jos Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.…

Condizione: Fine. Danbury, Connecticut, September 21, 1984., 1984. Fine. - Over 70 words penned on his personal 3-1/2 high by 5-1/2 inch wide postcard stock with his name printed at the top and framed by a blue border. Writing to City Center producer Jean Dalrymple, the historian John Toland relates that he "never met Benton" who co-wrote the 1967 screenplay for "Bonnie and Clyde" with David Newman and Robert Towne. He continues that "he & his partner admitted they lifted material from 'The Dillinger Boys'. Years ago I wrote a piece in the Sunday N.Y. Times Magazine section 'The Sad Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde' chiding them for corrupting my material & making B & C look like great people when, in fact, they were Crumbs de la Crumbs." Signed "John". Addressed to Jean Dalrymple and postmarked on the verso. Near fine. The American writer and historian John Toland (1912-2004) is best known for his biography of Adolf Hitler and his history of World War II-era Japan, "The Rising Sun" for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. Toland was also the author of "The Dillinger Boys", an account of the depression-era bank robbers and gangsters, particularly Public Enemy Number One John Dillinger as well as Baby Face Nelson, Ma Barker, Machine Gun Kelly and Bonnie and Clyde. Toland was also the author of 26 plays as well as novels. The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jos Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.…

Condizione: Fine. January 21, 1979., 1979. Fine. - Over 110 words typed on 6-5/8 inch high by 8 inch wide buff paper. Writing to his friend Jean Dalrymple, John Toland states that "You know I began to feel better as soon as I heard your voice on the phone. I am almost back to normal now." Sad that he won't get to see her, he asks when she will be coming back and relates that "We all go to Hawaii on April 19. Toshiko and Tamiko come back after 12 days but I'll stay on to research my Pearl Harbor book and be home in late May." He closes, penning a couple of words in his hand "Love, Your non-gentleman admirer." Signed "John". Fine. The American writer and historian John Toland (1912-2004) is best known for his biography of Adolf Hitler and his history of World War II-era Japan, "The Rising Sun" for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. Toland was also the author of "The Dillinger Boys", an account of the depression-era bank robbers and gangsters. His history "Infamy: Pearl Harbor and Its Aftermath" was published in 1982. The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jos Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.…

Condizione: Near Fine. An energetic album of photographs belonging to one Eddie Jones, a fun-loving banjo player from Santa Ana, mostly composed of photographs of musicians performing at small parties and functions during the prohibition era. Jones was apparently quite active on the local scene, and the album is mostly made up of candid photographs of musicians, all captioned (some humorously). Many of the photographs show small bands playing guitars, many of them playing with slides, likely due to the popularity of Hawaiian music at the time. Also included are many photographs of parades in and around Los Angeles, as well as photographs of the 1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake, showing damaged buildings. Two photographs feature a glass of rye, others show agricultural scenes. Newspaper clippings in the back center on the Santa Ana, and it's possible that Jones - who was the common name mentioned in these clippings - was also a farmer from the Santa Ana area when he wasn't playing music. One photograph shows San Diego, a couple show a bullfight in Tijuana. Overall an evocative and well preserved piece of California Prohibition-era history. Limp leatherette album, oblong 4to measuring 10 x 7 inches, with seventy photographs, most measuring 4 x 2 ½ inches. Wear to binding, photographs with excellent contrast, very good to near fine overall.…

St. Paul Pioneer Press. May 10, 1934 issue documents the federal prosecution of St. Paul bootlegger Leon Gleckman and the government's effort to connect Minnesota's illicit liquor economy with Al Capone's Chicago organization, supporting research into Prohibition enforcement, organized crime, tax prosecutions, and regional newspaper coverage of interstate criminal networks. Published during Gleckman's federal trial for attempting to evade income taxes for 1929 through 1931, the issue places a locally prominent defendant within the wider history of federal authorities using financial records and tax law against figures whose illegal enterprises were difficult to prosecute directly. Court records confirm that Gleckman's case concerned substantial unreported income and that his first trial began in April 1934. St. Paul Pioneer Press. St. Paul, Minnesota. Thursday, May 10, 1934. Number of pages and measurements not stated. Front page carries the headline "AL CAPONE NAMED IN GLECKMAN TRIAL" with the subheading "Government Seeks to Show St. Paulite Sold Chicago Rum Baron Alcohol." The article reports the prosecution's attempt to establish that Gleckman supplied alcohol to Capone, presenting the trial as evidence of commercial ties between St. Paul and Chicago during the final phase of national Prohibition enforcement. The headline's pairing of Capone's nationally recognized name with a St. Paul defendant also shows how the local press framed Gleckman's financial prosecution through the more publicly legible language of bootlegging and organized crime. The issue appeared five months after repeal of national Prohibition, while federal authorities continued prosecuting income generated during the illegal liquor trade. Gleckman was subsequently convicted on two counts of tax evasion after a second trial, and the resulting appellate decision preserved extensive evidence concerning unexplained bank deposits and his claimed interest in a distillery. Left-edge binding holes; otherwise clean, with no additional defects reported; overall near fine. A sharply focused contemporary account of the federal effort to reconstruct the financial and commercial connections linking St. Paul bootlegging to the better-known Chicago underworld.…