Iowa's Prohibition & Bootlegging Legacy @ FD Public Library

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Join Iowa historical fiction writer, Ann Hanigan Kotz, as she takes you through the early 20th century in her program, Iowa’s Prohibition & Bootlegging Legacy. You’ll discover the state’s Prohibition journey along with why many families turned to bootlegging. Ann takes you through the distant past, beginning with the murder of a pastor in Sioux City, the tarring of an official by the Iowa City Beer Mafia, the rumrunning of Iowa’s infamous rye whiskey in Templeton, and ending with the current exploits of today’s underground whiskey business. Ann will be at the Fort Dodge Public Library on May 19 th at 6:00 pm. For more information contact us at 515-573-8167 x 6224 or visit our website at www.fortdodgelibrary.org.