The lengthy title lays out the story in this book. After the passage of Prohibition, lawyer George Remus stops practicing law to begin distributing liquor. In two short years he became a multi-millionaire with an elaborate mansion in Cincinnati, a beautiful wife he spoils with the fruits of his illegally gotten gains, and a Federal Prosecutor who is determined to bring him down. The prosecutor, a rare woman in that position, enlists one of the Prohibition Agents to assist her. However, the agent has an affair with Isobel Remus which leads to her death by the hand of her husband. This account of Remus's shady dealings, arrests, trials, and ultimate downfall. Usually when you think of bootleggers Al Capone, Bugs Moran, and their ilk come to mind. Remus was a different sort, unconnected to big organized crime. It's an interesting story and one that is not as well known as the crimes of the big boys.
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