Summary
One of my favorite cousins came to town and gathered everyone together. After she made a special visit with the two elder relatives, she called me to say, "I just learned that our grandmother's brother-in-law was a bootlegger and that he got in trouble with the authorities."
Bootlegging, which was making or selling alcoholic beverages during Prohibition, was a federal offense, so it was serious. It was also common. Still, do you tell about the arrest in the family history, or do you ignore it?See the full content of this document
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