Prohibition in Washington, D.C.: How Dry We Weren't

In 1929, it was estimated that every week bootleggers brought twenty-two thousand gallons of whiskey, moonshine and other spirits into Washington, D.C.'s three thousand speakeasies. H.L. Mencken called Prohibition the "Thirteen Awful Years," though it was sixteen for the District. Nevertheless, the bathtub gin-swilling capital dwellers made the most of it. Author Garrett Peck crafts a rollicking history brimming with stories of vice, topped off with vintage cocktail recipes and garnished wi...