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Prohibition consumed Seattle, igniting a war that lasted nearly twenty years and played out in the streets, waterways, and even town hall. Roy Olmstead, formerly a Seattle police officer, became the King of the Seattle Bootleggers, and Johnny Schnarr, running liquor down from Canada, revolutionized the speedboat industry. Frank Gatt, a south Seattle restaurateur, started the state's biggest moonshining operation. Skirting around the law, the Coast Guard and the zealous assistant director of the Seattle Prohibition Bureau, William Whitney, was no simple feat, but many rose to the challenge. Author Brad Holden tells the spectacular story of Seattle in the time of Prohibition. When you live in Seattle long enough, at a certain point you need to sit down and read a history that ties together the half-heard stories about vice dens and crooked cops you've pieced together from locals at the bar. Brad Holden's Seattle Prohibition, a slim but dense account of Seattle shortly before, during and after Prohibition, is an excellent place to start. This is a riveting drama of plainly told facts. —The Stranger In a rapidly evolving city with little sense of its past, Brad Holden is Seattle's new, essential cultural historian. His book builds a better understanding of how we arrived at the present and does it with color, wit and artful storytelling. —Thomas Kohnstamm, author of Lake City  Elements of this story may be familiar to those who know some regional history, but there are some fascinating tidbits, such as how the booze trade contributed to the city's first radio station. —The Tacoma News Tribune Read more ASIN B07NW8T9VQ XRay Enabled ISBN13 978-1439666678 Language English File size 6.4 MB Page Flip Enabled Publisher The History Press Word Wise Enabled Print length 131 pages Accessibility Learn more Screen Reader Supported Publication date February 18, 2019 Enhanced typesetting Enabled