^Lot 112 Carse: Rum Row

Carse, Robert. RUM ROW. Rinehart & Company, Inc., New York. 1959. 12mo. 251, [5] pages. original green cloth, lettered in white, protected jacket. First Edition. B&w photos. English text. Ex Dick Holt Library. clipped jacket, shelf wear, Very Good. This book explores the lawless, high-stakes era of Prohibition-era maritime smuggling along the Atlantic coast of the United States. Author Robert Carse profiles the complex matrix of bootleggers, genuine sailors looking for quick profits, and hijackers who risked their lives in heavy seas to deliver illegal liquor to a thirsty nation. The book colorfully details the cat-and-mouse game played on the open ocean between the heavily laden rum-running fleets and the enforcing patrols of the United States Coast Guard. Lot weight: 1 lbs 1oz. Subject(s): Maritime History, Smuggling.