EP 3. King of the Bootleggers - The Story of George Remus
The life, rise and fall of one of prohibitions most notorious bootleggers George Remus. Dubbed the King of Bootleggers, Pioneer of temporary insanity and inspiration for F. Scott Fitzgeralds iconic lavish Character Jay Gatsby from “The Great Gatsby”
In this episode I'll informally re-tell Georges story whilst having a nightcap of my own.
We start of with the early days of George Remus, how he started out and what he did before prohibition.
In the second half of this Episode we will re-tell the story of George Remus’s rise to bootlegging fame and how he utilised his knowledge of the law to find loopholes in the Volstead act.
Finally we will discuss his lavish lifestyle and how it all came crashing down with murder, betrayal and the end of prohibition.
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