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Crossing the Line: Mobsters and Rumrunners

The prohibition lasw of the U.S. in the 1920s led to lucrative dealings between business-savvy Canadians and their mobster connections below the 49th parallel. The stories in this collection are the stuff of legends

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 206 pages

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