ABSTRACT
Blind pigs, speakeasies, coffin varnish, and tarantula juice were all a part of the Roaring 20s. Making alcohol illegal didn't get rid of bars and taverns or crime bosses: They just went underground. Secret joints were in almost every large city and could be entered if you knew the right code words. Discover the crazy language and secret codes of the Prohibition Era—why you should mind your beeswax and watch out for the gumshoe talking to the fuzz or you might end up in the cooler! It's all part of the true stories from the Top Secret Files: Gangsters and Bootleggers. Take a look if you dare, but be careful! Some secrets are meant to stay hidden . . .
Ages 9-12
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section |15 pages
Prohibition Pain
chapter |1 pages
Bootlegger Maze
Directions: See If You Can Make It All the Way Through the Bootleggers Maze
part |37 pages
Secrets & Scandals
section |21 pages
Shootouts & scoundrels
section |33 pages
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