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From Backwoods to Black Market: How Bootleggers Built an Empire in Dry America - History Collection

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When Prohibition swept across America in 1920, promising sobriety and morality, few anticipated the explosive rise of an underground economy fueled by alcohol. Rather than drying out the nation, the constitutional ban on liquor sparked widespread defiance, turning ordinary citizens into outlaws overnight. Bootleggers, once mere backwoods distillers and small-time hustlers, quickly seized opportunity in ...
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HistoryCollection.com broke the news in on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
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