532 books
—
378 voters
“
Billy walked up to the car and bent down to look inside.
‘Major Foster, what a pleasant surprise,’ he said sarcastically. ‘I’m glad you’ve popped round; it gives me the chance to tell you to f**k off.’
Foster smiled in response
”
― In the Know
― In the Know
“
The armour-plated cars with windows of bullet-proof glass, the murders implicit in Hymie Weiss [1889-1926] phrase 'to take for a ride', the sedans of tommy-gunners spraying the streets of gangland, all created a satanic mythology of the automobile which bid fair to rival the demonism of the saloon. The car was an instrument of death in the hands of the crook and the drunk, and prohibition was held to have spawned both of them.
...more
”
― Prohibition: The Era of Excess
― Prohibition: The Era of Excess
