Prohibition in South Dakota: Astride the White Mule by Chuck Cecil | The History Press Books
The scandalous indiscretions of the lethal Verne Miller and the contributions of "agents of change" like Senators Norbeck and Senn kept ne'er-do-wells on edge. In , the double murder of prohibition officers near Redfield dominated headlines.
From the Black Hills stills of Bert Miller to the Sioux Falls moonshine outfit buried under Lon Vaught's chicken house, uncork these oft-overlooked and tumultuous eighteen years in state history. In the first book of its kind, award-winning journalist Chuck Cecil delivers the boisterous details of an intoxicating era. The Fly on the Wall. Whisky Wars of the Canadian West. Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means. In the Spirit of Crazy Horse. Forgotten Gunfighters of the Old West.
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Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jun 20, Dandy rated it really liked it. I really liked all the arrest records and stories, but this book did jump around a lot. Apr 05, L. Elm rated it liked it Shelves: Dry no pun intended look at prohibition in South Dakota. A handful of states, South Dakota included, wanted to ban alchole a few years prior of the feds doing it.
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The bootleggers took those years and used them to refine their methods of breaking the law. The author could have presented the material in a livlier tone, rather than droaning fact after fact.
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Breaking the law should keep me awake not put me to sleep. Danann Kistler rated it really liked it Mar 17, Agencies submit reports using federal definition of crimes, which sometimes differ from state or local definitions. Even so, the FBI figures remain the most widely used metric for criminal activity, and represent the longest-running compilation of nationwide crime statistics. Adjunct professor and author Jon Lauck, who works by day for Sen.
His memo showed some years in the s with a single murder - a stark contrast to the annual figures seen today. Charles Vollan, a professor of history at South Dakota State University, is researching on a book about prohibition in the state. The Daily Argus Leader reported on arguments that rising crime was a reason to repeal prohibition, but it also reported police arrested about a third as many people in as they did in There were high-profile murders, including the killing of two federal agents in Spink County. Wolff counted around 35 violent deaths - not counting attacks by Native Americans - during the 45 months between the discovery of gold in Deadwood Creek and the fire that destroyed the city in That amounts to one violent death every six months.
Even so, Wolff said, the rest of the state was far more harmonious. Deadwood was a destination for seekers of gold and fortune, Wolff said, most of whom were young, male and prone to heavy drinking.
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Today, homicides usually involve drugs or alcohol and happen between people who know one another. Robberies and assaults also tend to involve acquaintances.