I've always been interested in the Prohibition period simply because it was so stylish and smart, “smart” in the period sense of the word—the cars, the clothes and the snappy patter, all of which owe more to Warner Bros. movies and Damon Runyon than reality.
Crime and No Punishment in Prohibition-Era New York
Author and Prohibition-era expert Michael Mayo finds the ghosts of mob bosses past in modern-day New York City.
