ISBN: 9781493055043 - the line riders: the border patrol, prohibition, and the liquor war on the rio grande (6 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. New hardcover in matte case wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. 8vo. (6.25 x 1.2 x 9.25 inches) Includes B&W photo plates, maps, bibliography, and an index. 416 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. In January of 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution went into effect and the sale and manufacture of intoxicating spirits was outlawed. America had officially gone "dry." For the next thirteen years, bootleggers and big city gangsters satisfied the country's thirst with moonshine and contraband alcohol. On the US-Mexico border, a steady stream of black market booze flowed across the Rio Grande. Tasked with combating the liquor trade in the borderlands of the American Southwest were the "line riders" of the United States Customs Service and their colleagues in the Immigration Border Patrol. From late-night shootouts on the Rio Grande and the back alleys of El Paso, Texas, to long-range horseback pursuits across the deserts of Arizona, this book tells the little-known story of the long and deadly "liquor war" on the border during the 1920s and 1930s and highlights the evolution of the Border Patrol amidst the chaos of Prohibition. Spanning a nearly twenty-year period, from the end of World War I to repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and beyond, The Line Riders reveals an often overlooked and violent chapter in American history and introduces the officers that guarded the international boundary when the West was still wild.…

Board Book. Condizione: new. Board Book. This book tells the little-known story of the origins of the US Border Patrol, starting during the final days of the Wild West on the US-Mexico border and tracing the origins of the modern federal agency as it came into its own during the violence of the Prohibition Era in the 1920s. Given todays headlines, the Border Patrol is currently one of the most visible, and arguably controversial, agencies of the federal government. Few people, however, know the true story of how the Border Patrol came into existence. Spanning a little more than 50 years, from the Chinese Exclusion Act to the beginnings of the drug war on the border at the height of Prohibition, The Line Riders introduces the officers that guarded the international boundary when the West was still wild. Spanning a nearly twenty-year period, from the end of World War I to repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and beyond, The Line Riders reveals an often overlooked and violent chapter in American history and introduces the officers that guarded the international boundary when the West was still wild. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Board Book. Condizione: new. Board Book. This book tells the little-known story of the origins of the US Border Patrol, starting during the final days of the Wild West on the US-Mexico border and tracing the origins of the modern federal agency as it came into its own during the violence of the Prohibition Era in the 1920s. Given todays headlines, the Border Patrol is currently one of the most visible, and arguably controversial, agencies of the federal government. Few people, however, know the true story of how the Border Patrol came into existence. Spanning a little more than 50 years, from the Chinese Exclusion Act to the beginnings of the drug war on the border at the height of Prohibition, The Line Riders introduces the officers that guarded the international boundary when the West was still wild. Spanning a nearly twenty-year period, from the end of World War I to repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and beyond, The Line Riders reveals an often overlooked and violent chapter in American history and introduces the officers that guarded the international boundary when the West was still wild. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…