{"product_id":"9781613748510","title":"Gentlemen Bootleggers: The True Story of Templeton Rye, Prohibition, and a Small Town in Cahoots","description":"During Prohibition, while Al Capone was rising to worldwide prominence as Public Enemy Number One, the townspeople of rural Templeton, Iowa—population just 418—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.","brand":"Chicago Review Press, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134237851888,"sku":"9781613748510","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781613748510_p0.jpg?v=1763848785","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781613748510","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}