Bauer, Bryce T. <br/><br/>
Gentlemen bootleggers :  the true story of Templeton Rye, Prohibition, and a small town in cahoots / 
Bryce T. Bauer. 
 - 282 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-276) and index. 
<br/><br/> "During Prohibition, while Al Capone was rising to worldwide prominence as Public Enemy Number One, the townspeople of rural Templeton, Iowa--population just 428--were busy with a bootlegging empire of their own. Led by Joe Irlbeck, the whip-smart and gregarious son of a Bavarian immigrant, the outfit of farmers, small merchants, and even the church Monsignor worked together to create a whiskey so excellent it was ordered by name: Templeton Rye. Gentlemen Bootleggers tells a never-before-told tale of ingenuity, bootstrapping, and perseverance in one small town, showcasing a group of immigrants who embraced the American ideals of self-reliance, dynamism, and democratic justice. It relies on previously classified Prohibition Bureau investigation files, federal court case files, extensive newspaper archive research, and a recently disclosed interview with kingpin Joe Irlbeck. Unlike other Prohibition-era tales of big-city gangsters, it provides an important reminder that bootlegging wasn't only about glory and riches, but could be in the service of a higher goal: producing the best whiskey money could buy"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781613748480 (hardback) 1613748485 (hardback) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014011191 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.<br/>TRUE CRIME / Organized Crime.<br/>COOKING / Beverages / Wine & Spirits.<br/>Prohibition--History.--Iowa<br/>Distilling, Illicit--History.--Iowa<br/>Whiskey--History.--Iowa
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Templeton (Iowa)--History--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV5090.I8  / B38 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.1/32209777465